Senior Blade Structures Engineer
- Countries
- USA
- Job Types
- software & tech
- Experience
- late
- Organization Types
- aerospace, transportation & mobility
- Location
- San Jose
- Posted Date
- Company
- Archer Aviation
- Salary
- $150,000.0 - $185,000.0 annually
AI Summary
Job Description
Design high-performance propeller blades for eVTOL aircraft, collaborating with aerodynamics and loads teams. Responsible for structural design, analysis, material selection, manufacturing process development, and releasing drawings. Support testing, certification with the FAA, and customer collaboration for on-time data delivery.
Hard Requirements
- Bachelors in Aerospace or related fields
- 5+ years industry experience
- Proven expertise in helicopter rotor or propeller blade design
- CAD design and lofting experience (NX preferred)
- Experience with Nastran (MSC or NX) and Patran/FEMAP
- Composite damage tolerance and fatigue experience
Soft Requirements
- Demonstrated organizational skills to bring together small multidisciplinary teams on high impact, but time limited projects.
- Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Experience in a fast-paced design environment
- Familiar with FAA aircraft and/or rotorcraft loads and dynamics regulations
- Experience with static and dynamic loads derivation for fixed-wing vehicles and/or rotorcraft, with focus on rotor loads
- Experience with comprehensive rotor analysis software