Senior / Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Structures & Airframe Los Angeles, CA

Overview

Heart Aerospace develops the ES-30, a regional hybrid-electric airplane with a capacity of 30 passengers, an electric zero-emission range of 200 km and an extended hybrid range of 400 km. Heart is targeting type certification of the ES-30 by the end of the decade.

Your mission

Heart is building a hybrid, battery-electric regional aircraft to decarbonize and democratize aviation. The aircraft fuselage, wing and empennage are composite and designed in-house, with aluminum substructure and fittings. As a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer on the structures team, you will be given ownership for the hardware product lifecycle of the airframe. You will be responsible for the design, analysis, and oversight of manufacturing and validation of primary structure. In order to be successful in this role, you must be someone who is self-motivated, adaptable and is able to lead your own projects to completion in a fast-paced environment. Ideally, you have significant mechanical or structural design experience and a proven track record completing collaborative projects effectively.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the structural mechanical design of aircraft primary structures and airframe, from initial concept through production.
• Develop and champion innovative structural solutions to optimize weight, cost, and performance, often taking the lead on these efforts.
• Develop structural requirements, specifications, and test plans (DVP&R) with minimal guidance.
• Review static & dynamic load inputs, material properties and test results.
• Independently perform analyses using FEA and hand calculations to predict performance under various loading conditions (static, dynamic, fatigue, etc.).
• Lead and oversee structural testing, expertly analyze test data, and take ownership of generating detailed test reports.
• Proactively investigate and resolve complex structural issues that arise during development and providing robust design solutions.
• Mentor and provide significant technical guidance and leadership to junior engineers.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of structural analysis methodologies and best practices within the team.

On a week to week basis, you will be designing components using NX / TeamCenter, performing analysis using various analysis tools (Optistruct, Hypermesh, SimSolid etc.), and / or hand calculations, creating and releasing drawings as well as supporting fabrication of your components. You will also use your strong organizational skills to properly document your work and present your recommendations when decisions are needed.

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Structures & Airframe — Qualifications

Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Structures & Airframe — Qualifications

Nice to have

Education

Base Pay Range

$140,000 — $216,000 USD

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