We are looking for an experienced structures design leader to lead our structures design team from conceptual design through certification of our large,ย manned, Part 25 clean-sheetย aircraft. This role would entail leading structural design efforts for one or several structural zones including fuselage, cabin pressure vessel, empennage, or secondary structure, with accountability for the design lifecycle of the assigned area including structural architecture, producibility, ease of assembly and maintenance, and certification support. An ideal candidate will bring strong experience with composite and metallic structural design concepts and will be a hands-on Catia user who serves as a technical example for the team, directly creating and developing aircraft structural design content while coordinating closely with manufacturing engineering and other stakeholders to ensure designs are robust, producible, and aligned to our aircraft requirements.
ย This position can be remote with travel but ideally would like someone in the Colorado area.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the structures design team from preliminary through detail design, build, and certificationย
- Provide technical leadership across internal teams and adjacent engineering functions to deliver integrated structural design solutionsย
- Own interface management and coordination across the structural design scopeย
- Lead across manufacturing,ย systems,ย and other engineering stakeholders to ensure designs are producible and aligned with architecture and requirementsย
Requirements
Requiredย Qualifications:
- 10+ years of related experience in aerospace engineering, with structural design leadership preferredย
- Bachelors orย Mastersย degree in Aerospace or Mechanicalย engineering or equivalentย
- 5+ years leading teams of design engineers and/or cross-functional structural teamsย
- Significant hands-on experience using Catia v5/v6 or 3DEXPERIENCE for aerospace structural design, including direct part, assembly, and geometry development; recognized as a heavy Catia user and technical leader for the teamย
- Experience working in cross-functional development environments through major design and certification milestonesย
- Experience working with external partners and suppliers on development projectsย
Desiredย Technicalย Skills:ย
- Experience withย aircraftย conceptual development / pre-Preliminary Design Review phase through certificationย
- Composite and metallic structures design experienceย
- Working knowledge of structural sizing methods, hand calculations, and finite element analysis sufficient to evaluate structural concepts and guide the team, with primary emphasis on design leadership rather than detailed analysis ownershipย
- Experience supporting structural test planning andย structural testing at element throughย aircraftย assembly levelย
- Strong certification knowledge and experience with CFR Part 25 desired (Part 23 is OK)ย
- Experience in writing and reviewing system level requirementsย
- At least 500h experience with requirements management tools such as Jama or Doorsย
- Strong experience with Catia v5/v6 or 3DEXPERIENCE and PLM tools such as Teamcenter, Windchill, or Enovia, including frequent direct creation and modification of parts and assemblies, generating section cuts, interrogating geometry, and use of routine PLM functions such as lock/unlock and releasing filesย
Softย Skills:
- Creative, curious, methodical, and detail-orientedย
- Works well in a collaborative environment and leads effectively across multiple teams and companiesย
- Strong designย judgment and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance technical rigor, simplicity, and program needsย
- Approaches problem solving with a holistic view across design, manufacturing, certification, and integrationย
- Strong communicationย skills and can easily tailor communication to suit the audienceย