Senior Structures Engineer, Air Vehicles

The Air Dominance and Strike Aerostructures Engineering Team is responsible for designing and analyzing advanced structural parts for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms. Air Dominance and Strike Structures Engineers own the full development lifecycle, from conceptual to detailed design and analysis of primary and secondary structures ensuring high-performance, resilient, and scalable mechanical systems that meet the demands of complex, contested environments.

- Utilize first principle methods and design tools to develop new aircraft products

- Own development of primary and secondary aircraft structural parts and assemblies (metallic and composite) from preliminary design through prototype manufacturing

- Perform complex modeling and finite element analysis at the detailed component level, major assembly level, and aircraft level (analysis simulations to include strength, buckling, damage tolerance, and delamination)

- Apply design for manufacturing concepts to create solutions that are cost effective and easy to manufacture at rate

- Conduct trade studies and perform design and analysis research of complex engineering concepts to determine an optimal solution for weight, performance, manufacturability, cost, and/or schedule

- Collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment to solve complex, open-ended problems with an emphasis on schedule and cost objectives

- Coordinate work with mechanical systems, systems integration, aerodynamics, manufacturing, project engineering, and other team members

- Onsite engineering support at manufacturing and integration sites

- Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience

- 8+ years of experience in aerospace structures design, analysis, or related roles

- Proficiency in CAD software and experience with engineering data analysis

- Proven expertise in structural modeling and simulation tools (e.g., ANSYS, NASTRAN, or equivalent)

- Strong understanding of material properties, stress analysis, fatigue assessment, load paths, design practices, and hand calculations

- Strong technical knowledge in core engineering principles, fundamental mechanics of composite materials, design, analysis, testing, and fabrication

- Self-driven with a strong sense of autonomy and adaptability in a dynamic environment

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

- Experience with fast paced prototype design and manufacture of uncrewed aircraft