Lead Engineer, Airframe Stress Analysis

About the Company

Supernal is an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) company developing an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicle and the ground-to-air ecosystem to support the emerging industry. We are committed to a sustainable, integrated, and human-centered approach to the AAM market.

Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor, and develop others on the Airframe Stress team on technical topics
• Guide development of new manufacturing technologies, engineering tools, and aircraft structural designs
• Support planning of structural analysis teamwork statement and schedule
• Coordinate and communicate regularly with team members to provide project updates and quality metrics
• Perform structural analysis of aerospace primary and secondary structures made of composite and metallic materials
• Apply free body diagrams, hand calculations, and numerical methods for estimating loads
• Develop and apply analysis methods for static strength, stability, durability, and damage tolerance
• Work closely with design and test engineers to determine test requirements and support vehicle tests

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautical or equivalent discipline
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in aircraft structure strength, stability, fatigue analysis, or finite element analysis
• Minimum of 4 years of experience with composite structures
• Familiarity with industry level composite activities (e.g., NCAMP, CMH17 or P17)
• Familiarity with durability and damage tolerance analysis techniques

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautical or equivalent disciplines
• Familiarity with MRB, structural testing, or flight test
• Experience with analysis automation such as Python programming