Composite Aircraft Structures Engineer — Equity & Impact

Swarm Aero; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Salary

Healthcare

401k

PTO

Wellness

Lunch provided

Parental leave

Impact on mission

World-class team

Job summary

Swarm Aero is seeking structures and composite design engineers to join a fast-moving team building the world's largest swarming UAV platform. You will help design major composite airframe structures from concept through first flight, defining laminates, ply drops, and core layouts to balance weight, strength, and producibility.

You will collaborate with stress analysts and manufacturing, design bonded and bolted joints, and release engineering drawings for production.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a related engineering field.
• 3+ years designing composite or metallic structure for high-performance vehicles.
• Working knowledge of composite materials and layup methods.

Responsibilities

• Own the design of major composite airframe structure from concept through first flight.
• Define laminates, ply drops, and core layouts balancing weight, strength and producibility.
• Design bonded and bolted joints for primary structure.
• Collaborate with stress analysts to close margins and iterate quickly.
• Partner with composites manufacturing on layup, cure and assembly methods.
• Release engineering drawings and models for production.
• Support structural test campaigns and incorporate findings into design.

Skills

CAD proficiency

GD&T fundamentals

Shop floor mindset

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical/Aerospace

Tools

NX/CATIA/SolidWorks

Job description

Swarm Aero is seeking structures and composite design engineers to join a fast-moving team building the world's largest swarming UAV platform. You will help design major composite airframe structures from concept through first flight, defining laminates, ply drops, and core layouts to balance weight, strength, and producibility.

You will collaborate with stress analysts and manufacturing, design bonded and bolted joints, and release engineering drawings for production.