Senior Loads Process Engineer, eVTOL Aircraft

Archer; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, seeks a Loads Process Engineer to own the development, documentation, and improvement of the loads development process for airframes and propulsion subsystems.

You will collaborate with aerodynamics, airframe, engine, and mass properties teams to generate static and fatigue loads and provide traceable analyses. Strong Python/Matlab skills and deep structural analysis knowledge are required.

Qualifications

• BS / MS in Aerospace Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing processes for loads analysis and downselection for vehicles using multibody dynamics solvers.
• Proficiency in Python and/or Matlab scripting.
• Familiarity with software development best practices and version control.
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the development, documentation, and improvement of the loads development process
• Collaborate with teams that interface with loads (aerodynamics, airframe, engine, mass properties, mechanical systems, propeller, etc.)
• Responsible for providing static and fatigue loads that are directly consumable by all downstream users (airframe, engine, mechanical systems, propeller, etc.)
• Responsible for providing clear documentation of loads assumptions and methods to generate traceable and repeatable analyses.
• Support wind tunnel and flight test planning and execution in the areas of propeller loads, aeroelasticity, and aeromechanics, including test plan development, instrumentation and data acquisition definition, test monitoring and execution, data analysis and interpretation, and test report writing.
• Participate in loads means and methods of compliance discussions with the FAA
• Support preparation of certification test plans
• Support ground vibration testing

Skills

Multibody dynamics loads analysis

Communication

Team collaboration

Software development practices

Education

BS / MS in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Python

Matlab

Version control

Job description

Archer, an aerospace company in San Jose, CA, seeks a Loads Process Engineer to own the development, documentation, and improvement of the loads development process for airframes and propulsion subsystems.

You will collaborate with aerodynamics, airframe, engine, and mass properties teams to generate static and fatigue loads and provide traceable analyses. Strong Python/Matlab skills and deep structural analysis knowledge are required.