Structural Engineer

About Aery Aviation LLC

Our Purpose: Aviation Professionals Improving Lives Through Innovation

Aery Aviation, LLC is an aerospace engineering, aircraft modification, certification, manufacturing, and flight operations company headquartered in Newport News, Virginia. Aery provides integrated aviation solutions supporting defense, government, commercial, and special mission operators worldwide. The company holds FAA Part 135 and Part 145 certificates, AS9100D and ISO 9001 certifications, and provides engineering, aircraft integration, manufacturing, certification, maintenance, and flight operations supporting advanced aerospace programs.

Who We Are Looking For

• Aery Aviation seeks an experienced and motivated Structural Engineer to join the Engineering Team. In this role, you will oversee the structural analysis of aircraft modifications and installations, ensuring that all projects meet airworthiness requirements and comply with relevant regulations.

What You Will Be Doing

• Review and approve structural analysis reports to show compliance with airworthiness requirements.
• Coordinate with project Design Engineers to ensure that aircraft modifications and installations meet structural design requirements.
• Develop and implement engineering processes and standards for structural analysis.
• Review designs and drawings and recommend design improvements.
• Coordinate conceptual through completion of the design effort.
• Maintain a strong focus on quality, technical acceptance, and other performance metrics.
• Proof loads, displacements, stress reports and substantiations for complex structures.
• Collaborate (real-time) with Mechanical Designers to substantiate aircraft modifications and installations and ensure the structural design meets airworthiness requirements.
• Ensure documentation of structural analysis in formal reports to show compliance with airworthiness requirements and recommend approval for release of structural tests and post-processed results to establish allowable strength data.
• Able to confidently estimate engineering labor hours for formal bids and manage labor forecasts.
• Must be a mature and confident professional, strong communicator, organized team player, able to face challenges and bring order when necessary.
• Ability to manage outside resources when required and must be a capable and confident cross-functional team leader.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations, standards, and certifications.
• Review, accept, or recommend changes to PSCPs, MDLs, fabrication and inspection lists, and Configuration Management Plans.
• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and clients, fostering a collaborative and inclusive working environment.

You Must Have

• US Citizenship
• Must be eligible to receive DoD Secret or higher Clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Aeronautical Engineering or related engineering field at an accredited university and a minimum of 5-10 years of prior relevant experience in structural analysis to 14CFR §§ 23, 25 (preferred)m 27, and 29.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, FEMAP with NX/NASTRAN (or similar analysis tools), and CAD and PLM software, e.g., Solidworks PDM and Teamcenter.
• Strong communication, organizational, and team-building skills.

Nice to Haves

• 10 years of aircraft structural analysis to 14CFR §§ 23, 25, 27, 29
• Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience
• Experience working with MIL-HDBK-516C, FAA, or military airworthiness requirements for status strength.
• DoD or EA/EW, Sigint, Elint experience

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment background check, consistent with applicable laws and company policies. Some positions may require drug testing.

Aery Aviation job descriptions are meant as summarizations only.
They do not necessarily reflect all duties and responsibilities of a position.

If this opportunity excites you, come join our team!

For Aery Aviation, the question isn’t: “Can we?” When others are limited in the common approach, Aery Aviation jumps into higher gear asking, “How can we do this?” and then proceeds into problem-solving for customers. This is what customers appreciate most about Aery Aviation - avid tenacity. It’s not cookie cutter production that Aery Aviation is cultivating; it is projects that inspire the Aery Aviation work-family to come together and brainstorm, excited to come to work every day because there is always something inventive and interesting to work on.

Our Benefits
We offer the right candidate the chance to join a forward-thinking organization, supported by a competitive compensation and benefits package. Learn more about Aery Aviation, LLC at www.aeryaviation.com.

Aery Aviation, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer

At Aery Aviation, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

The pay range for this role is:
100,000 - 165,000 USD per year(Aery Aviation LLC - PHF / Corporate Office)