Structures Design Lead

Work

You will be one of a small group of engineers responsible for the airframe and composite structures of this aircraft from concept through production hardware. That means driving structural design and development, translating performance and weight targets into things that can actually be built, generating CAD that goes straight to hardware, sizing structure and joints under real constraints, and setting the standards the team builds on. You will run design reviews, own DFM, work directly with manufacturing and suppliers, and mentor the engineers around you.

What You Bring

• Have designed composite airframe structures that flew.
• Have owned the full arc from blank sheet to production hardware and have the intuition that only comes from doing it on real programs under real pressure.
• Think in laminates, load paths, and joints.
• Solved problems that didn't have a textbook answer.
• Have probably done it on a small team where there was no one to hand it off to.

Compensation

• $200K - $300K base + meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company.
• Full medical, dental, vision, 401(k), wellness stipend, daily catered lunch, and paid parental leave.

What We Offer

• Meaningful equity in a high-growth defense technology company
• Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
• Medical, dental, vision, and 401k
• PTO and paid sick leave
• Monthly wellness stipend
• Daily catered lunch (office)
• Paid parental leave
• Direct impact on a critical national security mission
• A world-class team of engineers and operators solving genuinely hard problems