Lead Structures Engineer

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Architect primary and secondary composite and metallic structures, making key decisions on load paths, joints, materials, structural arrangement, and manufacturing approach.
• Define technical direction for aircraft structures and drive key architectural decisions across structural modules, aerodynamics, propulsion, systems, manufacturing, and flight test .
• Define and drive the structures organization’s execution plan, including headcount and capability needs, work allocation, engineering processes, and operating rhythms; communicate priorities, risks, and decisions effectively both up and down the organization.
• Support fabrication, assembly, ground testing, and flight test, rapidly incorporating lessons learned into improved designs.
• Lead technical reviews and resolve complex structural design problems, providing technical direction when requirements, analysis, manufacturing constraints, or test results conflict.
• Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and day-to-day collaboration.
• Establish and drive engineering standards, design practices, and development processes as the organization grows.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years designing aircraft structures, with ownership of significant flight hardware.
• Demonstrated experience taking structural designs from concept through release, manufacturing, and test.
• Demonstrated experience leading the technical development of major aircraft structures and driving design decisions across multiple engineers and disciplines.
• Strong understanding of metallic and composite structural design, structural load paths, manufacturing methods, and joining techniques.
• Expertise with Siemens NX or equivalent CAD software.
• Strong first-principles engineering skills, including structural sizing and hand calculations, with a working knowledge of FEA tools such as Femap/Nastran.
• Sound engineering judgment and the ability to make decisions with incomplete information and evolving requirements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to drive technical decisions across multiple engineering disciplines.
• A track record of mentoring engineers while remaining a hands-on technical contributor.