Supernal

Supernal

Sr. Aircraft Layout & CAD Engineer

Irvine, CA · Senior · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$143k-$180kDetected 77 days ago
AccessibilityCATIAMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringCommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills

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Lottery odds (Level IV)94
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About the role

  • Are you ready to take human possibility to a new dimension with us?
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Responsibilities

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  • Develop and maintain aircraft layout models to support vehicle configuration studies, design reviews, and engineering coordination.
  • Create 3D CAD layouts for aircraft level integration, including lifting surfaces, rotor systems, fuselage, landing gear, propulsion components, and major system interfaces.
  • Support packaging studies to evaluate component placement, clearances, accessibility, maintainability, mass, and integration constraints.
  • CAD Modeling and Design Documentation
  • Develop, update, and manage 3D CAD models and assemblies for air vehicle concepts, installation studies, and integration reviews.
  • Prepare CAD based layouts, drawings, sections, and visual materials to support technical reviews and program decisions.
  • Maintain consistency between CAD models, interface assumptions, configuration data, and engineering documentation.
  • Use CATIA or similar 3D CAD tools to support aircraft layout and vehicle integration activities.
  • Design Review and Engineering Coordination

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a relevant engineering field required.
  • Experience with CATIA v6 or similar 3D CAD software required.
  • Experience with aircraft configuration design, rotorcraft, eVTOL, vertical lift aircraft, or advanced air vehicle development preferred.

Skills

  • Base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location.

Compensation

  • Base pay offered may vary depending on skills, experience, job-related knowledge and location.

Benefits

  • https://jobs.supernal.aero/benefits to view our benefits!
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Company info

  • Aircraft Layout & CAD Engineer supports aircraft configuration development, vehicle layout, packaging, and structural design integration for advanced air vehicle concepts.
  • This role develops and maintains 3D CAD models, aircraft layouts, installation concepts, and design integration studies to support aircraft level trade studies, design reviews, and development planning.
  • The engineer also supports CAD based structural layout activities for composite and lightweight aircraft components, including laminate region definition, local reinforcement concepts, and integration of structural design inputs into vehicle layout models.
  • This role is part of the Flight Sciences team and collaborates regularly with the other groups in Supernal.
  • What you can do:
  • Aircraft Layout and Configuration Integration
  • Incorporate engineering inputs from multiple groups into aircraft layout models and configuration studies.
  • Identify integration issues related to clearances, accessibility, maintainability, installation, and interface compatibility.
  • General
  • Travel up to approximately 25% domestically and internationally to support simulation events, design reviews, test activities, and program milestones.
  • What you can contribute:
  • Minimum five (5) years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  • Experience developing aircraft layouts, 3D CAD models, component installations, or vehicle integration studies.
  • Experience with composite structures, lightweight structures, laminate layout, or structural design integration preferred.

Equal opportunity

  • We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
  • Please contact us to request accommodation at:

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other category
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