Senior Structural Design Engineer

Sogeclair; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP with employer contribution

Group insurance (50% employer coverage

Telecare

5 personal days

Additional week off during the holiday

Job summary

SOGECLAIR is seeking an experienced aerospace structural engineer to lead complex airframe design efforts, develop 3D models, and ensure robust interfaces and tolerances. You will coordinate with stress, materials, processes, systems, and manufacturing teams to deliver certified solutions.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 10–15 years of experience in aerospace engineering, with strong communication and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering.
• Typically 10-15 years of relevant aerospace engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review structural concepts, 3D models, assemblies, installation drawings, and detail drawings for assigned airframe areas.
• Define metallic and composite parts, joints, interfaces, fastener concepts, tolerances, and provisions in accordance with applicable design requirements.
• Coordinate structural definition with stress, materials and processes, systems installation, aerodynamics, interiors, manufacturing, quality, and other affected disciplines.
• Support substantiation and certification activities by providing complete and traceable design definition and technical rationale.
• Lead complex, multi-zone or multi-system design activities and define coherent technical approaches.

Education

Bachelor degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

ENOVIA

NX

Teamcenter

MS Office

Job description

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

Structural Design & Definition

• Develop and review structural concepts, 3D models, assemblies, installation drawings, and detail drawings for assigned airframe areas.
• Define metallic and composite parts, joints, interfaces, fastener concepts, tolerances, and provisions in accordance with applicable design requirements.
• Apply sound design practices for load paths, producibility, assembly, inspection, maintainability, weight, and cost.

Technical Integration & Collaboration

• Coordinate structural definition with stress, materials and processes, systems installation, aerodynamics, interiors, manufacturing, quality, and other affected disciplines.
• Resolve geometric and physical-interface conflicts and support technical trade studies.
• Participate in design reviews and communicate design intent, assumptions, constraints, and open items.

Design Maturity, Compliance & Support

• Support substantiation and certification activities by providing complete and traceable design definition and technical rationale.
• Support production, supplier, and in-service investigations, including root-cause analysis and corrective design action.
• Manage design changes and maintain configuration and product-definition data in the applicable PLM environment.

Level-specific contribution

• Lead complex, multi-zone or multi-system design activities and define coherent technical approaches.
• Review and approve significant technical solutions within delegated authority and lead difficult investigations.
• Mentor engineers, influence decisions without direct authority, and improve standards, methods, and digital practices.

YOUR PROFILE IS ESSENTIAL TO OUR SUCCESS

Education & experience

• Bachelor degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, or another relevant engineering discipline, as appropriate to the role.
• Typically 10-15 years of relevant aerospace engineering experience.

Technical knowledge

• Aircraft structural configuration and detailed design
• Metallic and composite design principles, joints, fasteners, tolerancing, and GD&T
• Engineering drawings, 3D definition, producibility, assembly, and inspection considerations
• Aerospace materials, processes, design standards, certification fundamentals, and configuration control

Tools & methods

• CATIA V5, ENOVIA, and MS Office; knowledge of NX and Teamcenter is an asset.
• Working knowledge of PLM, product definition, engineering change, and configuration management processes appropriate to the level.

Leadership & behavioural capabilities

• Clear and professional written and verbal communication.
• Collaborative approach with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Sound judgement, analytical problem-solving, organization, and accountability.
• Ability to coordinate priorities and provide constructive technical guidance.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions and mentor others.

Languages

• Fluent in English (mandatory).
• French is an asset.

SOGECLAIR promotes diversity and inclusion as part of essential elements of its performance and is committed to recruiting without discrimination.

Our recruitment process:

A quick pre-qualification phone interview

A technical and HR interview

A second technical interview (optional)

Welcome aboard!

Working at SOGECLAIR also means :

• Enjoying an international and multicultural work environment
• Having access to internal mobility opportunities
• Gaining valuable knowledge through continuous training
• Benefiting from a range of social benefits and advantages: RRSP (with employer contribution), group insurance (50% employer coverage), telecare , 5 personal days, and an additional week off during the holiday season

Learn more about us :

With over 60 years of expertise, SOGECLAIR is a provider of innovative solutions for more sustainable and safer mobility. Present internationally, SOGECLAIR has expanded its expertise beyond borders, thus enhancing its capacity to innovate and collaborate with partners worldwide.

Our values:

• Trust and teamwork
• Performance and innovation
• Responsibility and commitment
• Fairness and business ethics

SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING strengthens and develops engineering projects within the group, characterized by a diversity of expertise areas. As a human-scale company, SOGECLAIR and its expert teams offer a wide range of mechanical engineering skills, from R&D phases to service support.

Our expertise: aerostructures and systems installation, aircraft cabin interiors, industrialization, configuration management, management and operations consulting, product and process performance, digital transformation, operational excellence and environmental transition.

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*Permis agence de placement de personnel : AP-2000454

*Permis agence de recrutement de travailleurs étrangers temporaires : AR-2000453