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Structural Engineer III

Judge Group, Inc.Plano, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 4 Aug 2026

Quick Overview

Salary
$55 - $59/hr
Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Location: Plano, TX Salary: $55.00 USD Hourly - $59.27 USD Hourly Description:
Title: Structural Engineer

Duration: 1 year (Temp to Hire)

Max PR: $59.27

Location: Plano, TX

Duties:

As a Structural Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design, evaluate, and certify our cutting edge products and services.

These cover a very wide range from advanced mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems.

You'll examine complex metallic and composite structures and systems.

Your technical duties involve the design and development of new products and processes throughout the product lifecycle.

Physical/Mental/Emotional Requirements:

Frequently walk, sit, stand, climb stairs and steps.

Frequently repeat same hand, arm, and finger motion many times to include finger and hand dexterity.

Rarely lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs.

Working Conditions:

Rarely exposed to outdoor elements (high/low temperatures, sun, rain/snow, etc.)

Rarely exposed to fumes or hazardous chemicals/materials.

Rarely exposed to loud noises

Skills Must-haves:

Understanding of engineering principles and practices

Basic knowledge of Computer Aided Engineering tools

Experience working in multi-disciplinary design and development teams

Exposure to Static and/or Dynamic Analyses

Skills Preferred:

Experience in Engineering Simulation using Finite Element structural analysis (FEA) tools such as MSC Patran, Nastran, FEMAP, or ANSYS

Experience performing fatigue and damage tolerance analysis utilizing tools such as NASGRO or AFGROW

Ability to perform classical analysis using industry standard hand calculation methods

Knowledge of industry-standard mechanical design principles, to include, but not limited to parametric design, model-based definition, material hardware selection, manufacturing and production processes

Ability to author substantiation reports

Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry

Education Must-haves:

Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering or other related discipline and typically 2 or more years of relevant experience

Skills Required:
  • AEROSPACE DESIGN
  • ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
  • ENGINEERING SIMULATION USING FINITE ELEMENT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS (FEA) TOOLS
  • COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING TOOLS

Additional Skills:
  • AIRFRAME STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
  • AEROSPACE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
  • AIRFRAME DESIGN
  • STATIC ANALYSIS
  • DYNAMIC ANALYSIS
  • PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
  • DAMAGE TOLERANCE ANALYSIS
  • FATIGUE AND DAMAGE TOLERANCE TOOLS (NASGRO, AFGROW)
  • MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
  • FINITE ELEMENT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS TOOLS (MSC PATRAN, NASTRAN, FEMAP, ANSYS)
  • FATIGUE ANALYSIS
  • CLASSICAL ANALYSIS USING INDUSTRY STANDARD HAND CALCULATION METHODS
  • MECHANICAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES
  • PARAMETRIC DESIGN
  • MODEL-BASED DEFINITION
  • MATERIAL HARDWARE SELECTION
  • MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
  • PRODUCTION PROCESSES
  • AUTHORING SUBSTANTIATION REPORTS
  • AEROSPACE INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
  • DEFENSE INDUSTRY BACKGROUND

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Skills

ANSYS
FEA
Mechanical Design
Structural Analysis
Tolerance Analysis

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