Project Engineer – Aircraft Weights and Balance

SyberJet Aircraft • Chandler, AZ

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About The Position

SyberJet Aircraft is seeking a Weights & Balance Engineer with strong experience in aircraft weight management and center-of-gravity (CG) analysis. The candidate will be responsible for managing and controlling aircraft weight and balance across all programs, supporting new designs, modifications, and certification activities while working closely with project engineers, discipline leads, and cross-functional teams. This role blends technical ownership, project oversight, and regulatory compliance, and is ideally suited for a weights engineer who understands the full aircraft lifecycle, from early conceptual design through certification and continued operational safety, and who has direct experience supporting FAA Part 23 and/or Part 25 aircraft programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in aircraft weights and balance engineering.
• Direct experience managing aircraft mass properties, CG analysis, and weight tracking on certified aircraft programs.
• Strong knowledge of FAA certification requirements related to weights and balance, including Part 23 regulations and guidance material.
• Proven ability to manage weight data across multiple projects and configurations.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with the ability to communicate weight impacts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively present and document technical information to various stakeholders.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, demonstrating strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Catia or Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Experience with Agile Development using Jira sprint methodology.
• Knowledge of MBSE tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company Subject Matter Expert (SME) for aircraft weights and balance.
• Develop, maintain (database), and control aircraft mass properties, including weight statements, CG envelopes, moments, and inertia calculations.
• Perform and oversee weight impact assessments for design changes, modifications, and new installations across all aircraft systems.
• Support weight optimization efforts by identifying opportunities for mass reduction while maintaining safety, performance, and certification compliance.
• Ensure accurate definition and control of empty weight, operating weight, payload, and fuel configurations.
• Lead weight engineering activities across multiple aircraft programs and projects.
• Develop and maintain weights schedules, milestones, and deliverables aligned with overall program timelines.
• Coordinate with project engineers and functional leads to ensure weight and aircraft center of gravity targets are established, tracked, and met.
• Prioritize and sequence weight-related tasks to optimize program schedules and reduce technical and certification risk.
• Serve as the primary interface for weights-related issues with internal teams, suppliers, DERs, and certification authorities as required.
• Support and oversee FAA certification activities related to weights and balance.
• Apply 14 CFR Part 23 regulations and associated guidance material to weights and balance compliance.
• Define and document the weights and balance certification basis, means of compliance, and compliance matrices.
• Prepare, review, approve, and release certification documentation, including weight and balance reports, loading manuals and limitations, CG envelopes and mass properties documentation, ground and flight test support documentation, compliance findings and approval artifacts
• Support aircraft weighing activities, including planning, execution, data reduction, and reporting.
• Ensure aircraft-level weight and balance data complies with regulatory requirements and supports approved operating limitations.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to ensure design changes are properly reflected in approved weight and balance data.
• Support continued airworthiness by maintaining accurate, traceable weight records throughout the product lifecycle.
• Identify weight growth risks and CG margin risks early and develop mitigation strategies.
• Provide weight-related risk assessments to program management and engineering leadership.
• Manage weight data, configuration changes, and documentation using Teamcenter, Jira, and Confluence.
• Utilize weight tracking tools, spreadsheets, databases, and CAD-based mass properties to maintain accurate configuration control.
• Support the use of MBSE methodologies as applicable to mass properties and system-level integration.
• Promote a weight-conscious culture across engineering disciplines and programs.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative, engineering-driven, innovative work environment.
• The opportunity to work on cutting-edge aircraft development and certification programs with a highly skilled team of professionals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level