Senior Engineer, Structures Design
Senior engineer leading clean sheet structural designs and cross-functional collaboration for composite airframe development.
Remote • United States
- Full Time
- Min. 4 YOE
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Senior engineer leading clean sheet structural designs and cross-functional collaboration for composite airframe development.
Senior engineer responsible for design, development, and integration of Flight Control Systems with focus on secondary flight control, CAD, interfaces, and certification.
Lead stress analysis of metallic and composite airframe components; develop FEMs and DADT assessments to ensure structural integrity.
Lead budget/schedule, drive program plans across design, manufacturing, testing, and certification for aircraft structures.
Support aft fuselage assembly and LRIP/FRP readiness; develop manufacturability analyses and tooling concepts.
Define aircraft and system requirements, ensure traceability to aircraft-level requirements, and certify compliance across Part 23/25 with cross-functional collaboration.
Define aircraft and system requirements in line with Otto’s mission objectives and regulatory requirements.
Develop and maintain supplier quality programs and documentation for aerospace manufacturing.
Develop and apply 1-D and CFD thermal-fluid analyses for aircraft subsystems to support certification and system integration.
Lead instrumentation, data acquisition, and calibration for flight-test programs across ground and flight environments.
Lead propulsion system development across design, verification, and certification for aerospace platforms.
Perform stress analysis of metallic and composite components; author FEMs, test plans, and reports to ensure structural integrity.
Supports fuselage cockpit assembly for Flight Test Vehicle builds, enabling LRIP/FRP prep and tooling design.
Owns program budgets, schedules, and milestones across Flight Sciences to drive on-time, on-budget aircraft development.
Lead design, development, and integration of Landing Gear systems for Part 23/25 aircraft, including brake/steering hydraulics, interface control, and certification artifacts.
Leads rapid prototyping teams, manages builds and test rigs, translating concepts into functional hardware.
Supports empennage assembly and pilot production planning for Phantom 3500; develops manufacturability solutions and tooling.
Leads cross-functional engineering programs, delivering complex aircraft development on schedule within budget.
Lead certification strategy, oversee airworthiness for Otto products, and mentor engineers across FAA/CAA processes.
Lead interior furnishings and equipment design, development, and integration for cockpit and cabin interiors across Part 23/25 aircraft.
Provide guidance on metallic materials and processes for design and manufacturing teams, authoring specifications and test plans.
Provide guidance on non-metallic materials and processes; author materials specifications and test plans for aircraft.
Senior Engineer to support development, analysis and validation of aircraft external loads, static/dynamic behavior, and aeroelastic characteristics.
Lead design, fabrication, and assembly of aerospace prototypes and test rigs, coordinating rapid prototyping across materials.