Executive Recruiting Group · 3 months ago
Loads and Dynamics Engineering Lead
San Luis Obispo, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $250K/yr
10+ years expExecutive Recruiting is seeking a Lead Loads Engineer responsible for defining, analyzing, and validating loads across all phases of flight and ground operations. This role requires deep expertise in loads analysis, structural dynamics, and aeromechanics to ensure the aircraft's structural integrity and safety throughout its design and testing phases.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Lead loads analysis and modeling for aircraft vehicles, including static and dynamic load cases across all flight phases (hover, transition, forward flight, ground operations, etc.)
Define load requirements in collaboration with aerodynamics, propulsion, and structural teams to ensure compliance with design and safety goals
Conduct detailed structural and fatigue load calculations to predict operational conditions, ensuring aircraft integrity
Support aircraft configuration design by providing critical insights into load distribution and structural requirements
Develop load envelopes and load criteria based on regulatory requirements (FAA) and industry best practices
Collaborate with control system and flight dynamics engineers to optimize control surface and actuation system designs for load management
Participate in ground and flight testing, ensuring that measured loads align with design predictions and providing recommendations for design improvements
Ensure compliance with all certification standards (e.g., 14 CFR Part 23/25/27/29) for structural integrity and safety
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of experience in load analysis, structural dynamics, or aeroelasticity, with a focus on rotorcraft, fixed-wing, or eVTOL aircraft
Expertise in load prediction tools
Proven experience in complete aircraft load analysis for unique vehicles, especially eVTOL or rotorcraft
In-depth knowledge of FAA certification processes related to structural loads
Familiarity with aeroelastic and aeroservoelastic phenomena in rotorcraft or eVTOL applications
Excellent leadership skills, with a proven ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams
Strong communication skills, with the ability to present complex load analysis findings to diverse technical stakeholders
Company
Executive Recruiting Group
Executive Recruiting Group is a woman-owned boutique firm specializing in executive search, recruiting, and placement across the aviation, aerospace, flight-test certification, battery technology, and additive manufacturing industries.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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