Airframe Structural Design Engineer

The Structures Company • Savannah, GA

16h

About The Position

This job is for placement in either Special Missions team where current Gulfstream aircraft are modified for special use or in Core team where sustaining engineering is performed. Open to US Persons only (US citizens or permanent residents).

Requirements

• Passion for delivering safe, practical, and certifiable aircraft structural designs.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to make sound engineering decisions in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively with engineering, manufacturing, leadership, customers, and suppliers.
• Strong collaboration, leadership, and mentoring skills.
• Driven, humble, accountable, and customer-focused.
• Capable of operating independently with minimal supervision while leading others toward successful project execution.
• Comprehensive knowledge of aircraft structural design and certification principles, including loads development, structural substantiation, durability, damage tolerance, fatigue, and corrosion prevention.
• Demonstrated expertise in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA), producibility, maintainability, cost optimization, and development of cost-effective design solutions.
• Advanced proficiency in 3D Model Based Definition (MBD), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), engineering release processes, and configuration management.
• Extensive experience using CATIA V5 (or equivalent 3D CAD systems) to develop, document, and release primary and secondary aircraft structural designs.
• Proven ability to lead structural design projects through the complete product lifecycle, including concept development, certification, release, manufacturing support, installation, and entry into service.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with Stress, Materials & Processes, Certification, Manufacturing, Procurement, Suppliers, and other cross-functional organizations to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Ability to serve as a technical focal for structural design activities, establish work plans, prioritize assignments, and mentor less experienced engineers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing structural modifications for FAA, EASA, military, or other certified aircraft platforms, including metallic and composite structures.
• Experience supporting aircraft modification, derivative, Special Missions, completions, certification, or sustaining engineering programs.
• Experience integrating aircraft systems, mission equipment, interiors, customer-specific installations, or other structural modifications into certified aircraft platforms.
• Prior Gulfstream aircraft design experience, including familiarity with Gulfstream design standards, specifications, and release processes.
• Experience supporting aircraft installation activities, liaison engineering, MRB dispositions, manufacturing troubleshooting, and fleet support.
• Proficiency with CATIA V5 applications including Part Design, Assembly Design, Sheet Metal, Functional Tolerancing & Annotation (FT&A), Composite Part Design (CPD), and Knowledge-Based Engineering (KBE).
• Experience with Teamcenter, ENOVIA, SmarTeam, or equivalent Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Experience preparing certification documentation, engineering reports, technical coordination memorandums, compliance data packages, and customer-facing technical presentations.

Responsibilities

• Employing all Structural Design core competencies to develop structural definition of the aircraft.
• Engaging various engineering, manufacturing, program, and customer support teams to complete designs.
• Participating in design reviews.
• Participating in aircraft build support.
• Interacting with suppliers and preparing technical coordination memos.
• Preparing engineering reports.
• Documenting, tracking, and managing design projects of various magnitude using online knowledgebases and tracking tools.
• Developing and capturing lessons learned, standard work, and best practices to improve future program execution.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed