Senior/Principal Airframe Stress Engineer

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Job Description

Lead structural analysis for a hybrid-electric aircraft, ensuring airframe integrity through detailed analysis, testing, and certification. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop robust structures meeting performance, safety, and FAA requirements. Support development from design through production, including static, fatigue, and durability analyses.

Hard Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
• Experience in airframe structural analysis supporting aircraft development programs
• Strong knowledge of metallic and composite aircraft structures
• Experience supporting FAA Part 23 and/or Part 25 aircraft certification programs
• Advanced proficiency with FEMAP/Nastran or equivalent finite element analysis tools
• Experience with NX or similar CAD platforms
• Strong understanding of aircraft loads, free body diagrams, structural load paths, mechanics of materials, structural stability and failure modes
• Advanced proficiency performing both hand calculations and finite element analyses
• Experience developing structural substantiation reports and certification documentation
• Strong technical writing and communication skills
• U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder) preferred

Soft Requirements

• Experience mentoring engineers
• Experience reviewing structural analyses
• Familiarity with hybrid-electric, eSTOL, eVTOL, or advanced air mobility aircraft programs
• Experience supporting structural testing and correlation of analytical models
• Experience with composite airframe design and certification
• Experience supporting aircraft programs from conceptual design through certification and production
• Ability to influence aircraft design decisions
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams