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Structure Payload Design Engineer

ACL Digital
Charleston, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 10/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/4/2026

Title- Structure Payload Design Engineer

Location- North Carolina and Washington


Position Responsibilities:

  • Develops, integrates and documents structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.
  • Develops, maintains and modifies structural and interior payload system and component designs, using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and/or other design methods, to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Leads performance, integration and analysis of tests to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.
  • Manages supplier development, test and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
  • Assists with investigation of emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements. Works under minimal direction.


  • The Payloads organization is responsible for everything you see when you fly; and a lot that you don’t: The Interior of the airplane, along with the Cargo compartments, exterior markings, associated systems, and cabin safety all make up Payloads.
  • We are how our airline customers fulfill their mission and represent their brand. Our organization is a fast paced, dynamic environment, which pulls from many engineering backgrounds.
  • The selected candidate will have a statement of work that spans the product lifecycle: supporting customer configuration development, supplier engagement, validating and verifying design requirements, integrating business needs, and supporting the product through the production and certification processes.
  • Your work will include the need to interface with other members of project engineering, production engineering, program/product teams, management, and technical staff to define and implement engineering solutions.
  • You will be able to combine the expertise and resources of the interiors organization to certify and deliver the best interiors products within the industry.
  • Be part of the team that connects rigorous technical design to the future of air travel.
  • Seats, Lavatories, Cockpit, Galleys and interior


Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace Aeronautical or Material Sciences)
  • 9 years of experience in engineering, including design, integration, and/or certification or equivalent combination of additional education and relevant experience.

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