Aerospace Design Engineer

Ignitivesearch Consulting; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ignitivesearch Consulting in Bengaluru is seeking a highly skilled Aerospace Design SME with 10+ years in the design and development of Aircraft Wings, Fuselage Structures, and Helicopter Airframe Components.

The candidate will provide technical leadership across aircraft design programs, supporting conceptual design, detailed design, modifications, certification, manufacturing support, and structural integration activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of aerospace structural design experience.
• Extensive experience in aircraft wing, fuselage, or helicopter structural design.
• Strong understanding of aerospace design principles and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with both metallic and composite structures.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Design SME for wing, fuselage, and helicopter structural design activities.
• Lead conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of aerospace structural components.
• Develop efficient and lightweight airframe structural solutions while ensuring compliance with performance, manufacturability, and certification requirements.
• Review and approve engineering designs, models, drawings, and design change requests.
• Support aircraft development programs from concept through certification and production.
• Perform design trade studies and optimization activities.
• Collaborate with stress, loads, aerodynamics, manufacturing, systems integration, and certification teams.
• Support resolution of in-service issues and root cause investigations.
• Participate in design reviews and customer technical discussions.
• Mentor junior designers and engineers in aerospace design methodologies.

Skills

Aerospace structural design

Wing design

Fuselage design

Helicopter design

Composite structures

Metallic structures

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering or related

Job description

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Aerospace Design SME with 10+ years of experience in the design and development of Aircraft Wings, Fuselage Structures, and Helicopter Airframe Components. The candidate will provide technical leadership across aircraft design programs, supporting conceptual design, detailed design, modifications, certification, manufacturing support, and structural integration activities.

The ideal candidate should have deep expertise in metallic and composite airframe structures, aircraft configuration design, structural layouts, integration challenges, and aerospace certification requirements for commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the Design SME for wing, fuselage, and helicopter structural design activities.
• Lead conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design of aerospace structural components.
• Develop efficient and lightweight airframe structural solutions while ensuring compliance with performance, manufacturability, and certification requirements.
• Review and approve engineering designs, models, drawings, and design change requests.
• Support aircraft development programs from concept through certification and production.
• Perform design trade studies and optimization activities.
• Collaborate with stress, loads, aerodynamics, manufacturing, systems integration, and certification teams.
• Support resolution of in-service issues and root cause investigations.
• Participate in design reviews and customer technical discussions.
• Mentor junior designers and engineers in aerospace design methodologies.

Core Technical Expertise

Aircraft Wing Design

• Wing Structural Architecture
• Wing Box Design
• Spars, Ribs, Stringers
• Leading Edge & Trailing Edge Structures
• High Lift Device Integration
• Fuel Tank Integration
• Composite Wing Structures
• Wing-to-Fuselage Integration

Fuselage Design

• Fuselage Structural Layout
• Frames, Stringers, Bulkheads
• Pressure Vessel Design Concepts
• Doors, Windows & Emergency Exits Integration
• Floor Beam Design
• Cabin and Cargo Structural Integration
• Metallic and Composite Structures
• Structural Repair Design

Helicopter Design

• Fuselage Structures
• Tail Boom Structures
• Rotor Mast Integration
• Transmission Bay Structures
• Landing Gear Integration
• Composite Airframe Design
• Weight Optimization
• Rotorcraft Airframe Configurations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of aerospace structural design experience.
• Extensive experience in aircraft wing, fuselage, or helicopter structural design.
• Strong understanding of aerospace design principles and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with both metallic and composite structures.