This role will be focused on structural design, analysis and optimization of components and systems. They will drive key structural design decisions and work closely with our Structures Lead, Chief Engineer, and hardware team regularly. In this role you will work with the team to identify high level needs for future propulsors and test equipment and then develop concepts to address these needs.

Individually, you will be responsible for doing first principles analysis, finite element analysis, and structural sizing. As part of a team, you will participate in and present during reviews, provide feedback to the design and flight sciences teams, and other related tasks as needed.

The successful candidate will be someone who has a solid track record of designing, analyzing, and producing flight weight hardware and will bring a can-do attitude to the most challenging problems.

What You’ll Do

Use finite element analysis and classical methods to evaluate for strength, deflection, vibration, fatigue life, and damage tolerance.

Finite element analyses of engine components and complete assemblies using best modeling practices.

Perform structural configuration layouts and sizing of future design propulsor and platform concepts employing metallic, composite, and thermoplastic materials to minimize flight weight while maintaining structural integrity.

Support static, modal and dynamic testing for flight projects, study tasks & proposals.

Provide structural engineering knowledge to project personnel and contractors through all phases of the project from early system level configuration studies through critical design review (CDR), manufacturing, assembly, and finally verification and validation through static, dynamic, and modal testing.

Develop structural analysis and test verification requirement plan.

Coordinate with other disciplines in support of design configuration trades, constraints, and decisions.

Continuously evaluate new configurations and design improvements to minimize flight weight while maintaining structural integrity.

Develop allowables from novel materials

Author analysis tools for designers to use in sizing new parts (scripts, spreadsheets, etc...)

Provide support to manufacturing in dispositioning non-conforming hardware

Provide support to customers for issues that arise in application

Write technical reports that are accurate and comprehensive to be peer-reviewed by other team members.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Civil Engineering or related technical discipline with typically a minimum of 9 years of related experience; Masters degree in similar disciplines with a minimum of 7 years of related experience; or PhD in similar disciplines with a minimum of 5 years related experience.

Full understanding of statics, solid mechanics, and free-body diagrams to perform classical hand-calculation methods

Experience with finite element modeling with NX/Nastran, ANSYS, Abaqus, or others

Experience with a 3D CAD package such as Solidworks, NX, CATIA V5, or Fusion 360

Basic understanding of metallic and composite materials manufacturing (e.g., forming, machining, injection molding, lamination theory, fabrication and assembly processes, etc.)

Familiarity with Python, Julia, VBA, or Matlab

Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills

Experience in a fast-paced design environment

Bonus Qualifications

Experience with aero-elastics, structural dynamics, and rotordynamics

Experience with rotor blade structural analysis and optimization

Experience with HyperX (Formerly HyperSizer)

Experience with electric machines and motors

Experience with composite layup definition and optimization

Demonstrated hands on experience with at least one of the following: CNC machining, composites, 3D printing, prototyping, mechanical assembly

Familiarity with data management, revision and version control: Git

Pilot experience and/or aircraft maintenance experience

Cross-disciplinary interests are strongly encouraged

Application Process

Identify a role that’s a solid fit. We realize that perfect fits are hard to find, so if something doesn’t exactly line up, but you believe you could be the one, you should still consider applying.

Read through our values. We want every one of our team members to be a culture add. This means sharing our core values and the way we work.

Prepare your application. If you’ve found a job fit AND think you’ll be a culture add, we’d love to hear from you.

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[name_of_the_role] first_name last_name for Whisper Aero

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• Resumé

• Portfolio of prior work

• Links to your LinkedIn, website, and/or Github repo

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