Lead Structures Engineer
- Location
- San Francisco, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- Siemens NX
- structural sizing
- Femap/Nastran FEA
- composite structural design
- metallic structural design
Also useful
- flight test support
What You'll Do
- Architect primary and secondary composite and metallic structures, making key decisions on load paths, joints, materials, structural arrangement, and manufacturing approach.
- Define technical direction for aircraft structures and drive key architectural decisions across structural modules, aerodynamics, propulsion, systems, manufacturing, and flight test.
- Define and drive the structures organization’s execution plan, including headcount and capability needs, work allocation, engineering processes, and operating rhythms; communicate priorities, risks, and decisions effectively both up and down the organization.
- Support fabrication, assembly, ground testing, and flight test, rapidly incorporating lessons learned into improved designs.
- Lead technical reviews and resolve complex structural design problems, providing technical direction when requirements, analysis, manufacturing constraints, or test results conflict.
- Mentor engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and day-to-day collaboration.
- Establish and drive engineering standards, design practices, and development processes as the organization grows.
What We're Looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years designing aircraft structures, with ownership of significant flight hardware.
- Demonstrated experience taking structural designs from concept through release, manufacturing, and test.
- Demonstrated experience leading the technical development of major aircraft structures and driving design decisions across multiple engineers and disciplines.
- Strong understanding of metallic and composite structural design, structural load paths, manufacturing methods, and joining techniques.
- Expertise with Siemens NX or equivalent CAD software.
- Strong first-principles engineering skills, including structural sizing and hand calculations, with a working knowledge of FEA tools such as Femap/Nastran.
- Sound engineering judgment and the ability to make decisions with incomplete information and evolving requirements.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to drive technical decisions across multiple engineering disciplines.
- A track record of mentoring engineers while remaining a hands-on technical contributor.
About US
Astro Mechanica is a vertically integrated aerospace company developing a scalable technology platform to power critical infrastructure, mission operations, and the future of flight. We apply aerospace engineering and quality standards across our products, delivering high performance, reliability, and efficiency for the most demanding operating environments. Astro Mechanica is backed by leading venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), Giant Step Capital, United Airlines Ventures, and Voyager Ventures.
From Astro Mechanica's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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