Loads Engineer
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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
Archer is an aerospace company based in Palo Alto, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing, manufacturing, and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers for 60 miles at speeds of up to 150 mph while producing minimal noise.
Our sights are set high and our problems are hard, and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter, drives better insights, and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences, and supports and celebrates all of our team members.
What you’ll do:
- Support vehicle design through all phases of the project, from conceptual design to certification
- Define and document vehicle design load cases per FAA certification requirements
- Collaborate with FAA for novel load conditions and analytical approaches
- Build loads databases for airframe structure design and aeroelastic analysis
- Develop test plans and collaborate with Structure and Hardware teams to gather experimental data to validate loads and correlate to models
- Support certification component testing (fatigue, strength, stiffness)
What you need:
- BS / MS in Aerospace Engineering or related fields
- 4+ years of experience with BS, or 2+ years of experience performing loads analysis for fixed-wing vehicles and/or rotorcraft
- Experience with NASTRAN, PATRAN, or equivalent FEM modeling tools
- Strong mathematical background with a deep understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics, structures, flight dynamics, and vehicle performance
- Experience developing and evaluating ground load conditions
- Experience with static and dynamic loads derivation for both fixed-wing vehicles and/or rotorcraft. Experience with eVTOL vehicles is a plus.
- Proficiency Excel / Google Sheets and MATLAB scripting
- Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in groups and individually
- Experience in a fast-paced design environment
Bonus Qualifications:
- Familiarity with aircraft and rotorcraft certification standards (14 CFR Part 23, 25 and 27)
- Prior experience working on aerospace certification program
- Experience in developing loads for eVTOL vehicles for combined fixed wing and rotor-borne flight conditions
- Experience with structural dynamics and vibratory loads
- Flight test or component test experience
- Experience with rotor dynamics or rotor loads analysis
Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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