Chief Engineer – Airframe at OSI Engineering

Chief Engineer – Airframe

Based in San Jose, California this position will be responsible for building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure airframe meets weight, cost, manufacturing, safety, and certification requirements
• Drive multi-disciplinary trade studies to arrive at actionable design solutions
• Establish airframe design and analysis best practices
• Lead airframe design reviews throughout the development process
• Review structural analysis results
• Review structural test plans for development, safety of flight, and certification tests
• Act as the primary technical point of contact with key suppliers

What you need:

• BS, MS, or PhD in Aerospace Engineering or a related field
• 10+ years of experience with a BS, or 8+ years of experience with a MS, or 5+ years of experience with a PhD designing aircraft and/or rotorcraft
• Background in aircraft and/or rotorcraft structural design, including damage tolerance
• Demonstrated experience designing production parts on certified aircraft
• Experience with the integration of complex systems into an airframe (e.g. electromechanical actuators, hydraulics, fly-by-wire)
• Comfortable with structural analysis from hand calcs through finite element analysis
• Experience with loads and aeroelastic analysis
• Familiar with 14 CFR Part 23 or 27 and their associated means of compliance
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Experience establishing or improving engineering processes
• Experience in a fast-paced design environment
   

Additional Qualifications:

• Understanding of fixed-wing and rotorcraft aerodynamics
• Structural design to meet electromagnetic effects requirements (HIRF, Lightning)
• Familiarity with battery energy storage systems and electric propulsion systems
• eVTOL design experience up through flight testing of full-scale prototypes
• Experience with aircraft operating and production cost modeling
• Experience with rotor dynamics simulation

Salary Range: $268k - $336k/year