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Senior Structures Engineer, Air Vehicles

$147K–$196K

Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 1, 2025

Experience
8+ years of experience in aerospace structures design, analysis, or related roles.
Education
Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.

About the job

Designs, analyzes, and supports manufacturing of primary and secondary structures for advanced aircraft and missile platforms throughout development.

What you'll do

  • Develop aircraft structural parts and assemblies from preliminary design through prototype manufacturing, using metallic and composite materials.
  • Perform structural modeling and simulations, including strength, buckling, damage tolerance, and delamination analysis.
  • Conduct trade studies and collaborate across engineering and manufacturing teams to optimize weight, performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
  • Proficiency in CAD software and engineering data analysis.
  • Expertise in structural modeling and simulation tools such as ANSYS, NASTRAN, or equivalent.
  • Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • Siemens NX proficiency.
  • Experience with clean sheet aircraft configuration.

Pay

$147,000 — $196,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

CAD, ANSYS, NASTRAN, Siemens NX

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