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Acara Soluitons has been providing aerospace firms nationally with our staffing services for over 60 years. Our visionary electric aircraft client in the San Fran Bay Area has a long term contract or contract-to-direct Design Engineer opening to work on their airframe. The direct salary range is $140K - $169K.
This is an onsite position in San Jose.
- Design primary and secondary aircraft structural parts and assemblies (metallic and composite) in Siemens NX and Fibersim
- Assist in developing standard methodologies for Airframe Design
- Work closely with your team lead, suppliers and engineers from design, stress and M&P throughout the entire product development process from prototype to high rate production
- Apply design for manufacturing concepts to create designs that are cost effective and easy to fabricate at rate.
- Support manufacturing to ensure the successful build of the airframe and integration with the aircraft
Required Skills / Qualifications:
Bachelor's in engineering or other technical degree
Min 5 years of experience with lightweight aircraft, spacecraft or other 'high tech' structures engineering design
- This experience should include:
- An understanding of load paths and fundamental mechanics of composite materials
- Practical application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Design for manufacturing of composite parts
Min 5 years of 3D cad (ideally NX or Catia, Solidworks, Creo)
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
Master's degree
Fibersim
Knowledge of FAA aircraft certification requirements for Part 23/27 aircraft
Familiarity with small passenger aircraft or rotorcraft
Experience with the manufacturing of composite parts or mechanical systems
Experience with fast paced structures development programs or supporting time sensitive flight test or aircraft operations
Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.
