Aerospace Design Engineer

GAME AEROSPACE • Bentonville, AR

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Game Aerospace is a growing business that designs, manufactures, and sells composite airplanes. Our hand-crafted airplanes are delivered and flown around the world. For more information about the GameBird and our company, visit our website game.aero. We’re not looking for someone who just knows aerospace, we’re looking for someone who can build, test, break, fix, and improve real hardware. As an Aerospace Design Engineer I, you’ll design and develop general aviation components and systems—but more importantly, you’ll own problems from concept to flight-ready reality. You’ll work on both type-certified aircraft in production and new aircraft in development, getting your hands dirty alongside manufacturing, testing, and certification. If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t wait for perfect instructions, figures things out, and takes pride in making things work in the real world, you’ll fit here.

Requirements

• Degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent equivalent hands-on experience
• 2+ years of relevant experience in aerospace design, manufacturing, or similar
• Experience with 3D CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
• Ability to work within structured certification and design processes when needed

Nice To Haves

• Composite design or fabrication experience
• Experience working on certified aircraft or with FAA regulations
• Familiarity with aircraft hardware (AN fasteners, etc.)
• Background in manufacturing, fabrication, or shop environments
• Lean manufacturing or process improvement experience

Responsibilities

• Design components and systems for general aviation aircraft—from first concept through production and certification
• Build, prototype, test, and iterate designs—not just model them
• Validate assumptions with real data, not just theory
• Create and refine 3D models and drawings (SolidWorks) that actually work on the shop floor
• Write and execute test plans, certification documents, and compliance reports
• Work directly with manufacturing to solve real production problems and improve designs
• Collaborate with FAA/ACO and internal teams to move designs through certification
• Own your work—when something doesn’t work, you help fix it

Benefits

• Employee Health Medical, Dental, and Vision – plans that include both PPO and High-Deductible HSA options for medical.
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, and Dependent Care) to reduce out-of-pocket costs.
• Retirement and Financial Planning 401k Plan Highlights include a 4% company match with full vesting day 1. Our employee assistance program also includes financial coaching, will preparation, budgeting, and many more.
• Protection for You and Your Family Company-paid Life Insurance and company-paid Short-Term Disability provide built-in financial protection from day one. Optional supplemental Life, Long-Term Disability, Accident, and Critical Illness plans allow you to customize your coverage as your family’s needs grow. Pet Insurance is also available at discounted rates.
• PTO, Holidays, Flex Scheduling Paid time off, paid holidays, and flexible scheduling to support work/life balance.
• Employee Pilot Training Employee Pilot Training Program to get you your pilot license — a truly unique perk in aerospace.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees