Chief Engineer – Airframe

1 month ago


san jose, United States OSI Engineering Full time

Chief Engineer – Airframe

Based in San Jose, California this position will be responsible for building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.


Primary Responsibilities:

  • Ensure airframe meets weight, cost, manufacturing, safety, and certification requirements
  • Drive multi-disciplinary trade studies to arrive at actionable design solutions
  • Establish airframe design and analysis best practices
  • Lead airframe design reviews throughout the development process
  • Review structural analysis results
  • Review structural test plans for development, safety of flight, and certification tests
  • Act as the primary technical point of contact with key suppliers

What you need:

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or a related field
  • 10+ years of experience with a BS, or 8+ years of experience with a MS, or 5+ years of experience with a PhD designing aircraft and/or rotorcraft
  • Background in aircraft and/or rotorcraft structural design, including damage tolerance
  • Demonstrated experience designing production parts on certified aircraft
  • Experience with the integration of complex systems into an airframe (e.g. electromechanical actuators, hydraulics, fly-by-wire)
  • Comfortable with structural analysis from hand calcs through finite element analysis
  • Experience with loads and aeroelastic analysis
  • Familiar with 14 CFR Part 23 or 27 and their associated means of compliance
  • Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
  • Experience establishing or improving engineering processes
  • Experience in a fast-paced design environment

Additional Qualifications:

  • Understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics
  • Structural design to meet electromagnetic effects requirements (HIRF, Lightning)
  • Familiarity with battery energy storage systems and electric propulsion systems
  • eVTOL design experience up through flight testing of full-scale prototypes
  • Experience with aircraft operating and production cost modeling
  • Experience with rotor dynamics simulation

Salary Range: $268k - $336k/year



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