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NATILUS · 5 months ago

Airframe Design Engineer

positionSan Diego, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
date3+ years exp

Natilus is seeking an Airframe Design Engineer to join their team in San Diego, CA. The primary task involves structural design of metallic and composite parts while participating in the entire cradle-to-grave design process of multiple aircraft.

Aerospace

Responsibilities

Fundamental knowledge of aircraft load paths
Experience with bolted & bonded joint designs
Expert understanding of composite structures detail design and fabrication
Comfortable selecting and managing relationships with third party vendors & suppliers
Proficiency in NX, CATIA, Unigraphics, or Solidworks
Proficient in Fibersim

Qualification

Aircraft load pathsComposite structures designNXCATIAUnigraphicsSolidworksBolted & bonded joint designsFibersimManufacturing planningRapid prototypingFEA analysisHands-on design experiencePart 23 experience

Required

Fundamental knowledge of aircraft load paths
Experience with bolted & bonded joint designs
Expert understanding of composite structures detail design and fabrication
Comfortable selecting and managing relationships with third party vendors & suppliers
Proficiency in NX, CATIA, Unigraphics, or Solidworks
Proficient in Fibersim
A minimum of three years or directly related work experience
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering

Preferred

Rapid prototyping experience taking a program from conceptual & preliminary design to detail build
Experience with design as build manufacturing, determinate assembly, manufacturing planning & tooling design
Experience analyzing initial part & joint sizing using hand calculations or FEA
Aircraft homebuilding or other hands-on design or build experience
Part 23 experience

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
Stock Option Plan

Company

NATILUS

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Natilus is developing a family of hyper-efficient blended wing body aircraft to make commercial aviation more sustainable.
dateFounded in 2016
location
San Diego, California, USA
people-size11-50 employees
web-link
http://natilus.co

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$0.75M
Key Investors
Draper Associates
2017-11-13Seed
2016-06-24Seed· $0.75M

Leadership Team

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Aleksey Matyushev
CEO and Co-founder
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