we are looking for a Composite Structures Engineer.
What you'll own:
Design composite primary and secondary structure – laminate definitions, ply schedules, core selections, bonded and bolted joints – from concept layout through released engineering definition.
Build, run, and own detailed FEA models for static strength, buckling, and structural dynamics, and keep them correlated against coupon, element, and full-scale test evidence.
Drive vibro-acoustic behavior of the airframe: characterize panel modal density, radiation efficiency, and structure-borne transmission paths, and turn stiffness and damping into deliberate acoustic design levers.
Define and execute structural test campaigns – building-block coupon and element tests, modal surveys and ground vibration tests – including instrumentation plans, test readiness reviews, and post-test model correlation.
Develop material allowables and laminate design values with materials and process engineers, and document the basis for every margin you claim.
Write structural substantiation reports with traceable loads, methods, and margins of safety that will stand up to a certification authority, not just an internal review.
Trade mass against transmission loss and damping treatments directly with the Acoustics team, and defend the structural side of those trades at vehicle-level design reviews.
Support the build: assess layup and tooling feasibility, review first articles, and disposition manufacturing discrepancies on flight hardware.
What you'll own:
Design composite primary and secondary structure – laminate definitions, ply schedules, core selections, bonded and bolted joints – from concept layout through released engineering definition.
Build, run, and own detailed FEA models for static strength, buckling, and structural dynamics, and keep them correlated against coupon, element, and full-scale test evidence.
Drive vibro-acoustic behavior of the airframe: characterize panel modal density, radiation efficiency, and structure-borne transmission paths, and turn stiffness and damping into deliberate acoustic design levers.
Define and execute structural test campaigns – building-block coupon and element tests, modal surveys and ground vibration tests – including instrumentation plans, test readiness reviews, and post-test model correlation.
Develop material allowables and laminate design values with materials and process engineers, and document the basis for every margin you claim.
Write structural substantiation reports with traceable loads, methods, and margins of safety that will stand up to a certification authority, not just an internal review.
Trade mass against transmission loss and damping treatments directly with the Acoustics team, and defend the structural side of those trades at vehicle-level design reviews.
Support the build: assess layup and tooling feasibility, review first articles, and disposition manufacturing discrepancies on flight hardware.
Requirements:
B.Sc. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering; M.Sc. with a structures or structural dynamics focus preferred.
5+ years designing and analyzing composite airframe or primary structure on aircraft, rotorcraft, UAS, or comparable flight vehicles.
Strong hands-on FEA capability in Nastran, ANSYS, or Abaqus across statics, buckling, and dynamics – with demonstrated correlation of models to physical test data.
Solid command of classical laminate theory, composite failure criteria, and the design of bolted and bonded joints in laminated structure.
Working fluency in structural dynamics: modal analysis, frequency response, and damping characterization, and an understanding of how these connect to radiated noise.
Experience carrying structure through physical test – static, fatigue, or modal/GVT – from test planning and instrumentation through post-test reporting.
Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for analysis automation, data reduction, and test-data processing.
Fluency in 3D CAD (CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks) and GD&T, with the ability to release production-ready structural definition.
B.Sc. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering; M.Sc. with a structures or structural dynamics focus preferred.
5+ years designing and analyzing composite airframe or primary structure on aircraft, rotorcraft, UAS, or comparable flight vehicles.
Strong hands-on FEA capability in Nastran, ANSYS, or Abaqus across statics, buckling, and dynamics – with demonstrated correlation of models to physical test data.
Solid command of classical laminate theory, composite failure criteria, and the design of bolted and bonded joints in laminated structure.
Working fluency in structural dynamics: modal analysis, frequency response, and damping characterization, and an understanding of how these connect to radiated noise.
Experience carrying structure through physical test – static, fatigue, or modal/GVT – from test planning and instrumentation through post-test reporting.
Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for analysis automation, data reduction, and test-data processing.
Fluency in 3D CAD (CATIA, NX, or SolidWorks) and GD&T, with the ability to release production-ready structural definition.
This position is open to all candidates.
