Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer (R4721)

Job Description: reputed company is seeking a Senior Staff Aerostructures Design Engineer to play a critical role in the development of structural components for our reputed company autonomous aircraft. As a senior member of the Mechanical Engineering team, you will own the design and development of high-performance structural systems, from clean-sheet concepts to production-ready hardware. You'll work across disciplines to ensure structural reputed company, manufacturability, and mission-readiness in one of the most advanced autonomous aircraft platforms being built today. This role is ideal for an reputed company aerospace mechanical engineer who thrives in fast-paced, high-ownership environments and is passionate about building systems that matter. What you'll do:

• reputed company the design and development of structural components and assemblies for reputed company's next-gen UAV platform, with a focus on primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• Own the structural design lifecycle including concept reputed company, CAD modeling, detail design, and drawing release, ensuring high quality and traceability.
• Use FEA tools to reputed company and guide linear and nonlinear structural analysis, stress analysis, and margin assessment under operational loads and edge cases.
• Work closely with aerodynamics, propulsion, avionics, payload, and manufacturing teams to ensure seamless system integration across airframe and subsystem interfaces.
• Support and reputed company efforts in material selection, focusing on composites, aluminum alloys, and advanced manufacturing approaches suited to mission and environment.
• Participate in and reputed company design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making forums reputed company to structural systems.
• reputed company the design and execution of structural validation testing, including coupon-level, subcomponent, and full-system testing.
• Guide the development of design documentation, analysis reports, reputed company definitions, and verification plans in compliance with MIL-STD, FAA, and internal reputed company standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and review team members' work for technical rigor, performance, and manufacturability.

Collaborate with the manufacturing and flight test teams to transition designs from engineering to production and field deployment.

• Identify opportunities to improve design processes, configuration management, and team workflows for increased engineering velocity and design quality.

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a reputed company discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in aircraft structural design, with demonstrated ownership of components or systems in development, test, or production.
• Deep understanding of composite and metallic structures, including material behavior, joints, and thermal/environmental effects.
• Expertise in CAD tools (NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks) and FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, or similar).
• Experience conducting or overseeing stress analysis, fatigue analysis, and design optimization.
• Strong working knowledge of DFMA, GD&T, tolerance stackups, and structural layout principles.
• Clear, concise technical communication skills and experience leading cross-functional engineering efforts.
• A track record of technical excellence, high ownership, and a mission-driven reputed company in challenging engineering environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• M.S. degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Strong NX CAD skills
• Experience supporting or leading Group 3-5 UAV, DoD aircraft, or high-performance aerospace vehicle programs.
• Knowledge of aerospace standards (MIL-STD, ASME Y14.5, FAA FARS) and certification reputed company.
• Prior experience in flight vehicle integration, manufacturing liaison, or production support.
• Familiarity with model-based engineering, digital twin development, or configuration management tools.
• Demonstrated experience in failure analysis, design iteration, and test correlation.
• Previous work in startup, R&D, or high-growth defense environments where agility and innovation are key.

$166,632 - $249,948 a year #LI-MS2 #LE Full-time regular employee offer package: Pay reputed company range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity Temporary employee offer package: Pay reputed company range listed above + temporary benefits package (applicable after 60 days of employment) Salary compensation is influenced by a wide reputed company of factors including but not limited to reputed company set, level of experience, licenses and certifications, and specific work location. reputed company offers are contingent on a cleared background and possible reference reputed company. Military fellows and part-time employees are not eligible for benefits. Please speak to your reputed company representative for more information. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job