Structures Design Engineer

The Structures Company•Tustin, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs of aircraft and spacecraft structural configuration layouts. Create components or portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and support manufacturing operations. Integrate vehicle systems into structural designs. Create and release detailed 3D parts, assemblies, installations, and drawings. Develop technical solutions to complex problems that require regular ingenuity and creativity. Coordinate with various engineering stakeholders during design, production, integration, test, delivery, and operation of air and space vehicles. Support production and operations teams to ensure vehicle readiness for flight, including involvement in fabrication, implementation, and MRB activities. Participate in continuous improvement of design practices, procedures, and technologies. Author various manuals and templates such as design standards, best practices, procedures, and processes. Provide design engineering support by answering questions and requests from internal or external customers.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. Person (as defined by ITAR).
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
8+ years of experience in the aerospace industry with strong design emphasis.
Knowledge of aircraft structural design and familiarity with industry standards for the manufacture, repair, and assembly of components.
Prior work experience designing aircraft or spacecraft primary and secondary structures, and vehicle systems integration accommodation.
Significant experience using CAD software and composite workbenches to design aircraft or spacecraft structures and components.
Experience with GD&T per ASME Y14.5, functional tolerancing, drawing creation, and assembly tolerance stack-up analysis.
Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools, requirements management tools, and configuration management.

Nice To Haves

Experience with CATIA V5 and/or CATIA 3DX, CATIA V5 CPD and/or FiberSIM, designing sheet metal parts, and aerospace fastener systems.
Knowledge of composite aircraft structural design, designing bonded composite structures, experience with CFR 14, Part 400, Part 23 and 25, military or NASA, and familiarity with MRB tasks.

Responsibilities

Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs of aircraft and spacecraft structural configuration layouts.
Create components or portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and support manufacturing operations.
Integrate vehicle systems into structural designs.
Create and release detailed 3D parts, assemblies, installations, and drawings.
Develop technical solutions to complex problems that require regular ingenuity and creativity.
Coordinate with various engineering stakeholders during design, production, integration, test, delivery, and operation of air and space vehicles.
Support production and operations teams to ensure vehicle readiness for flight, including involvement in fabrication, implementation, and MRB activities.
Participate in continuous improvement of design practices, procedures, and technologies.
Author various manuals and templates such as design standards, best practices, procedures, and processes.
Provide design engineering support by answering questions and requests from internal or external customers.