Senior Structural Analyst
Core
Perform trade studies, requirements derivation, and vehicle configuration for an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft; conduct stress, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis to support design, fabrication, testing, and FAA airworthiness approvals.
Role type
Senior IC structural analyst (aerospace)
Builds
All-electric eVTOL aircraft structures and systems
Domain
Aerospace engineering / Sustainable aviation
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (structural substantiation reports, engineering drawings, analysis models)
Required skills
Finite Element Analysis (FEM), stress analysis, fatigue analysis, damage tolerance analysis, hand calculations, free-body diagram derivation, structural modeling (metallic/composite), FAA certification knowledge (Part 23/27)
Preferred skills
Process automation (Matlab/Python), classical aerospace sizing methods (Bruhn/Niu/Roark), development/qualification testing experience
Technologies
Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna
Responsibilities
Perform trade studies and establish vehicle configuration; complete hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary structures; develop company standards for model creation and analysis reports; compile stress analysis documentation for engineering drawings; mentor designers and junior analysts on stress/stability/fracture analysis; provide technical guidance on design concepts; perform stress analysis for static, dynamic, fatigue, and damage tolerance; support test execution and analyze results; write structural substantiation reports for FAA approval.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC