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Senior Structures Engineer, Air Vehicles

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-07-18 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing and analyzing advanced structural parts for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms, owning the full development lifecycle from conceptual to detailed design and analysis.

Role type

Senior Structures Engineer (Air Vehicles)

Builds

Primary and secondary aircraft structural parts and assemblies (metallic and composite) for Group 5 air vehicles and missile platforms

Domain

Defense / Aerospace Structures

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

structural modeling and simulation, finite element analysis, CAD software, material properties, stress analysis, fatigue assessment, load paths, design for manufacturing, hand calculations, composite materials knowledge

Preferred skills

clean sheet aircraft configuration, Siemens NX, fast paced prototype design, high temperature materials selection, manufacturing experience, practical aircraft knowledge

Technologies

ANSYS, NASTRAN, Siemens NX

Responsibilities

Develop new aircraft products using first principle methods, perform complex modeling and finite element analysis at component, assembly, and aircraft levels, conduct trade studies for weight and performance, coordinate with mechanical systems and systems integration teams, provide onsite engineering support at manufacturing sites

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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