Lead Airframe Architect for Autonomous Cargo Aircraft

Mightyfly; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k Plan

In-office meals and snacks

Competitive compensation

Job summary

MightyFly in San Francisco is seeking a Head of Airframe to lead architecture, design, manufacturing, and testing of our next-generation autonomous cargo aircraft. You will own the airframe development from concept through flight, while guiding a small, fast-paced team and collaborating with software, avionics, and aerodynamics groups.

You will drive critical decisions, ensure safety-critical hardware integrity, and partner with the CEO to mature the aircraft into a robust, scalable product

Qualifications

• 10+ years hardware engineering experience.
• Autonomous aircraft design with composites and metals.
• CAD and schematics experience.
• Experience designing safety-critical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Airframe team.
• Design the next-gen airframe from concept to flight.
• Design aircraft structures, mechanisms, assemblies, and safety-critical hardware.
• Own the airframe development roadmap and milestones.
• Lead aircraft assembly, integration and ground testing.
• Define hardware requirements and support certification documentation.
• Document designs and tests.

Skills

Hardware design 10+ yrs

Autonomous aircraft design

CAD

Aerospace assemblies

Composites & metals

Safety-critical hardware

Technical communication

Planning & delivery

Team leadership

Hiring & recruiting

Job description

MightyFly in San Francisco is seeking a Head of Airframe to lead architecture, design, manufacturing, and testing of our next-generation autonomous cargo aircraft. You will own the airframe development from concept through flight, while guiding a small, fast-paced team and collaborating with software, avionics, and aerodynamics groups.

You will drive critical decisions, ensure safety-critical hardware integrity, and partner with the CEO to mature the aircraft into a robust, scalable product