Executive Recruiting Group · 5 months ago
Senior Structures Section Lead
Boulder, Colorado
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $185K/yr
10+ years expExecutive Recruiting is seeking an experienced structures engineer to manage a Tier 1 structural supplier for large, manned, Part 25 clean-sheet aircraft. The role involves directing supplier efforts through various stages from preliminary design to certification, ensuring robust structural design and minimizing development risk.
Staffing & Recruiting
Responsibilities
Responsible for managing supplier structural design and stress analysis from preliminary through detail design, build and certification
Technical oversight of structures partners and integration across various teams
Interface management
Interface and lead across program customers, suppliers, and other engineering stakeholders
Travel up to 25%
Qualification
Required
10+ years of related experience in aerospace engineering
Bachelors or Masters degree in Aerospace or Mechanical engineering or equivalent
5+ years leading teams of design and/or stress engineers both internally and at suppliers
Experience working with external partners and suppliers on development projects
Preferred
Experience with aircraft conceptual development / pre-Preliminary Design Review phase through certification
Composite and metallic structures experience
Structural analysis: hand calculations (“handcalcs”) and finite element (“FEA / FEM”) for strength, stability (buckling), and stiffness (deflection/vibration), ability to evaluate structural concepts and size structure
Inputs and support of structural test plans and structural testing at element through aircraft assembly level
Strong certification knowledge and experience with CFR Part 25 desired (Part 23 is OK)
Experience in writing and reviewing system level requirements
At least 500h experience with requirements management tools such as Jama or Doors
At least 500h experience with Catia v6/3D Experience, or v5 and PLM tools such as Teamcenter, Windchill, or Enovia. Experience should include manipulating and interrogating parts and assemblies, generating section cuts, and use of routine PLM functions such as lock/unlock and releasing files
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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