Your Mission

As Senior Structures Design Engineer (all genders), you will be responsible for key structural design work for VÆRIDION’s CS-23 all-electric aircraft.

You will develop lightweight, manufacturable, safe and certifiable airframe structures from concept through detailed design, prototype build, test support, and production-ready release. Your work will cover primary and secondary structures, metallic and composite design and structural integration.

You will work closely with Material and Processes, Systems, Production, Configuration, Certification, Safety and external partners to turn our aircraft architecture into robust, buildable hardware while mentoring junior engineers within your area of expertise.

Your Day-to-Day

Independently execute regular structural design activities and assigned design work packages.

Develop concepts, layouts, and detailed designs for primary and secondary aircraft structures.

Apply hand calculations and first-principles engineering to support early sizing and design decisions.

Own structural design tasks from load-path definition, material and process selection, preliminary sizing, and trade studies through released CAD models and documentation.

Create and mature airframe integration concepts, including interfaces to systems like landing gear, propulsion battery installation, electrical routing, interiors, etc.

Work with analysis engineers to ensure designs are structurally sound, weight-efficient, inspectable, repairable, and suitable for certification.

Create high-quality 3D models, assemblies, installation layouts, model-based definitions (MBD), and configuration-controlled design data.

Drive design-for-manufacturing for metallic and composite structures.

Support prototype manufacturing, supplier reviews, structural testing, non-conformance resolution, and design improvements.

Coordinate product development activities with teams from engineering, production, certification, quality, and suppliers.

Contribute to technical discussions and lead design reviews within your assigned scope.

Solve local and multidisciplinary design issues, escalating highly specialized topics where needed.

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to structural design standards, methods, and best practices.

Your Profile

Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.

10+ years of aerospace structural design experience, with deep proficiency in Catia V5 or 3DExperience.

Demonstrated performance on at least two aircraft development programs, such as clean-sheet aircraft, major modifications, prototype-to-certification programs, or production ramp-ups.

Strong experience designing primary and secondary aircraft structures in metallic and composite materials.

Solid understanding of structural load paths, joints, fittings, fasteners, grounding and bonding, GD&T manufacturability, inspectability, repairability, and installation constraints.

Strong hand-calculation skills and the ability to make sound design decisions before detailed analysis is available.

Ability to independently develop, compare, and mature airframe and integration concepts within an agreed technical scope.

Good understanding of airworthiness and certification principles related to aircraft structures, ideally including EASA CS-23, compliance documentation, test substantiation, and configuration control.

Strong understanding of cross-functional dependencies between design, stress, systems, production, certification, quality, and suppliers.

Ability to solve local and multidisciplinary issues while recognizing when specialist input or supervision is required.

Excellent communication skills, strong team orientation, and the ability to work effectively across functions.

Structured working style, and strong technical judgement.

Experience managing suppliers and supporting internal or external design reviews.

We recognize that women and other under-represented groups are often overlooked in our industry. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. Talent and potential can’t always be captured in a checklist.