Structures Design Lead

We are looking for an experienced structures design leader to lead our structures design team from conceptual design through certification of our large, manned, Part 25 clean-sheet aircraft. This role would entail leading structural design efforts for one or several structural zones including fuselage, cabin pressure vessel, empennage, or secondary structure, with accountability for the design lifecycle of the assigned area including structural architecture, producibility, ease of assembly and maintenance, and certification support. An ideal candidate will bring strong experience with composite and metallic structural design concepts and will be a hands-on Catia user who serves as a technical example for the team, directly creating and developing aircraft structural design content while coordinating closely with manufacturing engineering and other stakeholders to ensure designs are robust, producible, and aligned to our aircraft requirements. This position can be remote with travel.

Duties

• :Lead the structures design team from preliminary through detail design, build, and certificatio
• nProvide technical leadership across internal teams and adjacent engineering functions to deliver integrated structural design solution
• sOwn interface management and coordination across the structural design scop
• eLead across manufacturing, systems, and other engineering stakeholders to ensure designs are producible and aligned with aircraft architecture and requirement

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Requirement

• s:10 years of related experience in aerospace engineering, with structural design leadership preferr
• edBachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering or equivale
• nt5 years leading teams of design engineers and/or cross-functional structural tea
• msSignificant hands-on experience using Catia v5/v6 or 3DEXPERIENCE for aerospace structural design, including direct part, assembly, and geometry development; recognized as a heavy Catia user and technical leader for the te
• amExperience working in cross-functional development environments through major design and certification mileston
• esExperience working with external partners and suppliers on development projec

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Desired Technical Skill

• s: Experience with aircraft conceptual development / pre-Preliminary Design Review phase through certificat
• ionComposite and metallic structures design experie
• nceWorking knowledge of structural sizing methods, hand calculations, and finite element analysis sufficient to evaluate structural concepts and guide the team, with primary emphasis on design leadership rather than detailed analysis owners
• hipExperience supporting structural test planning and structural testing at element through aircraft assembly le
• velStrong certification knowledge and experience with CFR Part 25 desired (Part 23 is
• OK)Experience in writing and reviewing system level requireme
• ntsAt least 500h experience with requirements management tools such as Jama or Do
• orsStrong experience with Catia v5/v6 or 3DEXPERIENCE and PLM tools such as Teamcenter, Windchill, or Enovia, including frequent direct creation and modification of parts and assemblies, generating section cuts, interrogating geometry, and use of routine PLM functions such as lock/unlock and releasing fi