Lead Aircraft Structures Engineer - Large Composite Structures

Swarm Aero; Oxnard (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health benefits

401k

PTO

Wellness stipend

Office lunch

Parental leave

Career impact

Job summary

Swarm Aero is seeking a lead engineer to own the largest aircraft structures, including wing boxes and fuselage sections. You will set the design approach for large composite primary structures and guide a team of structures engineers through major development milestones.

The role is hands-on and technical, with responsibility for architecture trade-offs between weight, cost, schedule, and producibility, from concept to first flight.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field.
• 8+ years designing aircraft structure with ownership of large composite primary structure.

Responsibilities

• Own the design of major airframe structure: wing box, fuselage sections, empennage, and large bonded assemblies.
• Define the structural architecture for large composite parts, including laminate strategy, core usage, joint philosophy, and load paths.
• Lead and mentor a team of structures design engineers, setting standards for models, drawings, and design reviews.
• Drive trades on part count, tooling approach, and assembly sequence with manufacturing and program leadership.
• Solve problems unique to big parts: dimensional control, thermal growth, fixturing, and transport constraints.
• Work with stress teams and composites manufacturing to close margins and keep the build moving.
• Own design maturity through PDR, CDR, first article, structural test, and first flight.

Skills

Leadership of engineers

Composite design

FEA tools

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Nastran

Abaqus

HyperMesh

Job description

Swarm Aero is seeking a lead engineer to own the largest aircraft structures, including wing boxes and fuselage sections. You will set the design approach for large composite primary structures and guide a team of structures engineers through major development milestones.

The role is hands-on and technical, with responsibility for architecture trade-offs between weight, cost, schedule, and producibility, from concept to first flight.