Job Title
A structural engineer is needed to develop designs and structures for a new vehicle system.
Key Responsibilities
* Design concepts from a clean sheet and size vehicle structures based on flight loads.
* Collaborate with peers to develop designs that balance mass, cost, and capability.
* Create detailed designs to implement structural concepts and generate CAD models in NX for components, assemblies, and vehicle integration.
* Build finite element models to assess designs in detail and analyze structures to prove they meet the needs of the vehicle.
* Apply first-order hand calculations and empirical formulas to assess and iterate on designs rapidly.
* Validate designs by building development articles to test individual joints and design elements for strength.
* Perform structural testing on subassemblies and full sections of the airframe.
* Partner with build engineers and technicians to improve designs.
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
* 1+ years of engineering experience designing, analyzing, or building structures (internship and school projects experience qualify).
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Experience and passion for creating, tinkering, taking things apart, and building them again.
* Ability to communicate mission-critical messaging effectively, explain complex topics succinctly, and ask questions to verify or defend technical rational.
* Demonstrated experience driving and delivering significant outcomes.
* Proven application of passion and curiosity to learn, build, and complete impactful projects.
* Experience transitioning products from design to manufacturing and optimizing for high-volume.
* Proven experience designing metallic structures, ideally stainless-steel.
* Ability to make informed executive decisions.
* Experience leading or working on an engineering competition team, i.e. Formula SAE, Baja SAE, RoboSub, Combat Robotics or similar.
Additional Requirements
* Must be available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.