Description
We are seeking a Mid-Level Structures Design Engineer to join our Wing & Empennage Life Cycle Product Team at our North Charleston, SC location.
As a Structures Design Engineer, you will develop, integrate, and document structural requirements to establish the wing and/or empennage design. You will use 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and other design methods to provide product definition to other engineering groups, production operations, suppliers, and external customers throughout the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Develops, integrates, and documents structural requirements to establish the wing and/or empennage design.
- Develops, maintains, and modifies structural designs using 3-D Computer Aided Design tools and other design methods.
- Performs, integrates analytical and test results to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.
- Manages supplier development, test, and production activities and coordinates with the supplier to optimize the design and achieve program goals.
- Develops new design/analysis processes and tools to improve the effectiveness, quality, and efficiency of the development effort.
- Investigates emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs to meet projected requirements.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (with a focus on Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Material Sciences)
- 5+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 3+ years of experience with aircraft structural design
- 1+ years of experience with design of composite structures
- Prior experience with aircraft, heavy structures, hardware systems, or interiors manufacturing/production systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience working on wing or empennage structures
- Expertise using CATIA and Model Based Definition (MBD) for primary structure design.
- Experience designing and qualifying composite primary structures, including laminate design, ply-drop strategies, and structural strength considerations
- Hands-on experience with fabrication of metallic and composite structures
- Part 21 and Part 25 Code of Federal Regulations knowledge and experience interacting with Federal Regulators
Benefits:
- Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities
- Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs
- Paid and unpaid time away from work
Salary Range: $105,750 - $129,250