Senior Structural Analysis Engineer

Job Overview: Your Mission in This Role We are seeking a highly experienced and talented Senior Structural Analysis Engineer with deep expertise in stress analysis for eVTOL aircraft. As a senior member of our dynamic aerospace engineering team, you will provide high-level technical expertise to ensure the structural integrity, impact resistance, and optimal performance of our next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in advanced CFRP and metal structures, a proven track record in aerospace certification programs, and a proactive mindset to naturally guide technical consensus across cross-functional teams and raise the overall engineering standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Methodology and Execution: Plan and execute structural analysis and testing strategies in accordance with structural assurance requirements (e.g., Building Block Approach) for eVTOL certification.
• Technical Excellence: Lead detailed structural analyses of complex eVTOL components (CFRP and metallic), ensuring full compliance with strength, stiffness, fatigue, damage tolerance, and impact resistance requirements.
• Advanced Analysis: Evaluate complex stress, strain, and deformation characteristics under static, dynamic, vibratory, and thermal loads.
• Certification Documentation: Develop and maintain critical documentation required for certification (e.g., EASA/FAA), including stress reports, test plans, and compliance matrices, acting as a key technical contributor during authority audits.
• Peer Mentoring: Act as a technical reference within the team, providing guidance, peer review support, and mentoring to less experienced engineers to promote best engineering practices.

Essential Skills And Qualifications

• Extensive experience (over 5 years) in structural analysis in the aerospace industry (preferably with composite aircraft, helicopters, or eVTOL programs).
• Solid experience in calculation, analysis, and reporting on complex metal and CFRP composite structures.
• Advanced proficiency in Nastran (for linear/non-linear static and dynamic analysis) and LS-DYNA (for explicit dynamics/impact resistance).
• Deep knowledge of mechanics of materials, classical manual calculations, composite failure criteria, and fatigue/damage tolerance (DTA) principles.
• Proven ability to independently conduct technical projects and foster a collaborative environment.

Desirable Skills

• Deep understanding of specific certification frameworks (e.g., EASA SC-VTOL, FAA Part 23/27) and guidelines for composites (e.g., CMH-17, AC 20-107B).
• Experience in structural requirements analysis and development of comprehensive structural certification and testing plans.
• Experience in planning structural modifications and root cause analysis for failures or nonconformities in tests.
• Extensive knowledge of aeronautical engineering in general, enabling effective interdepartmental collaboration (aerodynamics, systems, testing).

Skills For Collaborative Success

• Strategic alignment: Ability to flexibly adapt to the opinions and ideas of others, firmly guiding technical discussions to achieve project objectives.
• Proactive communication: Ability to think proactively, consult superiors to ensure alignment, and clearly communicate technical risks and mitigation measures to non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge sharing: Natural inclination to share knowledge, enhance team capabilities, and take on unprecedented challenges in the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) sector.
• Positive and optimistic attitude.

Type of Employment

• Permanent Employee or Contract Employee
• Probationary period: 3~6 month

Place of Employment

• Nagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture

• There may be domestic and international business trips required due to test-related tasks and other responsibilities.

• Scope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)

Working Hours

• Flextime or Discretionary labor system
• Basic working hours: Start 9:00 End 18:00（Including 1hour break time）

Holidays

• 115 days off per year Saturday / Sundays / New year holidays（12/29～1/3） / Company designated holidays）
• Annual paid leave
• Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)

Salary

• Estimated Annual Salary: JPY 6,850,000- JPY 13,000,000

• Monthly Salary: JPY 571,000 - JPY 1,084,000

• Includes fixed overtime pay for 45 hours, amounting to JPY 197,680 - JPY 375,239

• Additional overtime pay will be provided for hours exceeding the fixed overtime.

• To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities

Expenses

• Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
• Relocation Packages
• There are some conditions.

Social Insurance

• Health insurance
• Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
• Employment insurance
• Worker’s accident compensation insurance

Scope of Work Change

• Reassignment may occur to any other work.