We’re looking for a Structures Engineer to join our team. This engineer will be focused on performing various static, structural, modal analyses from rough hand calcs to detailed FEM analyses. They will drive key structural design decisions and work closely with our Structures Lead, Chief Engineer, and hardware team regularly. This person will have a solid track record of designing, analyzing, and producing flight weight hardware and will bring a can-do attitude to the most challenging problems.

What You’ll Do:

Perform structural sizing and integrity evaluations of future design concepts

Finite element analyses of engine components and complete assemblies using best modeling practices

Produce structural configuration layouts and detail designs including preliminary sizing and joint layouts of parts and assemblies employing metallic and composite materials

Coordinate with other disciplines in support of design configuration trades, constraints, and decisions

Design, develop and test structural components and assemblies

Continuously evaluate new configurations and design improvements to minimize flight weight while maintaining structural integrity

Write technical reports that are accurate and comprehensive to be peer-reviewed by other team members

What You’ll Need:

U.S. Person status is required, as this position may access export controlled data

Full understanding of statics, solid mechanics, and free-body diagrams to perform classical hand-calculation methods

Basic understanding of metallic and composite materials manufacturing (e.g., forming, machining, lamination theory, fabrication and assembly processes, etc.)

Experience with finite element modeling with Nastran, ANSYS, Abaqus, or others

Experience with a 3D CAD package such as Solidworks, NX, CATIA V5, or Fusion 360

Familiarity with Python, Julia, VBA, or Matlab

Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills

Experience in a fast-paced design environment

Bonus Qualifications:

Familiarity with data management, revision and version control: Git

Experience with aero elastics, structural dynamics, and rotor dynamics

Experience with HyperX

Experience with structural sizing and topology optimization

Cross-disciplinary interests are strongly encouraged

Whisper Aero 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.

Whisper Aero also participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each applicant's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

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Application Process

Identify a role that’s a solid fit. We realize that perfect fits are hard to find, so if something doesn’t exactly line up, but you believe you could be the one, you should still consider applying.

Read through our values. We want every one of our team members to be a culture add. This means sharing our core values and the way we work.

Prepare your application. If you’ve found a job fit AND think you’ll be a culture add, we’d love to hear from you.

Email

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with the following subject line

[name_of_the_role] first_name last_name for Whisper Aero

ex. [CFD Engineer] Jane Doe for Whisper Aero

Attach reference materials

• Resumé

• Portfolio of prior work

• Links to your LinkedIn, website, and/or Github repo

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