Mid-Level Structures Design Engineer - Wing & Empennage
Core
Develops, integrates, and documents structural requirements for wing and empennage design; validates systems using analytical and test results; manages supplier development and production activities.
Role type
Mid-level structures design engineer (aircraft wing & empennage)
Builds
Wing and empennage structures for commercial aircraft
Domain
Aerospace manufacturing / Aircraft structural design
Required skills
Aircraft structural design, Composite structure design, 3-D Computer Aided Design, Analytical modeling, Supplier management, Design process development, Regulatory compliance (Part 21/25), Manufacturing systems knowledge
Preferred skills
Wing/empennage specific design (tips, leading/trailing edges, box, join, stabilizers), CATIA and Model Based Definition (MBD), Composite laminate design and ply-drop strategies, Metallic and composite fabrication, Federal Regulator interaction
Technologies
CATIA, 3-D Computer Aided Design tools
Responsibilities
Develops and modifies structural designs to provide product definition to engineering, production, and suppliers; Performs and integrates analytical and test results to validate systems; Investigates emerging technologies for future product concepts; Develops new design/analysis processes and tools.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC