Aircraft Design Engineer - Advanced Concepts

As an Aircraft Design Engineer on the Advanced Systems team, you will develop integrated aircraft configurations and physical arrangements for new aircraft concepts. You will translate aircraft-level requirements and trade decisions into practical geometry, packaging, installations, and interfaces across structures, propulsion, systems, manufacturing, operations, and test. You will need to understand the aircraft at an architecture level to balance performance, weight, manufacturability, maintainability, and certification constraints as concepts mature. This position will be based onsite at our South Burlington, VT office location, our Raleigh, NC office. Remote candidates may be considered for a hybrid role, with monthly visits to South Burlington, VT for in person work.

How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:

Develop aircraft concepts, general arrangements, and integrated 3D configuration layouts

Translate aircraft requirements and trade outcomes into practical geometry, packaging, and installations

Coordinate physical integration across structures, propulsion, systems, equipment, manufacturing, operations, and test

Define and maintain aircraft-level envelopes, zones, clearances, and physical interfaces

Evaluate access, routing, maintainability, manufacturability, ground handling, and servicing constraints

Conduct configuration and packaging trades; document assumptions, results, and recommendations

Maintain controlled aircraft master geometry and configuration data in 3DX

Mature selected configurations through preliminary design, prototype build, ground test, and flight test

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

5+ years of aircraft, vehicle, or complex hardware design experience

Experience developing aircraft configurations, installations, packaging, or physical integration

Strong 3D CAD and large-assembly experience, including spatial interfaces and configuration control

Working knowledge of aircraft structures, propulsion and systems installations, manufacturing, and maintenance constraints

Experience preparing multidisciplinary trade studies and design-review material

Ability to communicate design intent through layouts, interface definitions, and technical documentation

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Must be a US Person to be considered for the role

Above and Beyond Qualifications:

Experience supporting a clean-sheet aircraft, prototype, demonstrator, or certification program

Experience with 3DX or CATIA for large-assembly aircraft configuration and installation design

Experience with propulsion installation, nacelle or pylon interfaces, or complex systems packaging

Working knowledge of aircraft sizing, mass properties, outer-mold-line development, and performance trades

Experience with interface control, zone management, or configuration change control

Experience supporting prototype build, ground test, or flight test

Familiarity with electric aircraft, advanced propulsion, or emerging aircraft architectures

The wage listed here reflects our best faith estimate for this role. We pay competitively and base compensation on a variety of factors including skills, experience, industry background, and the evolving needs of the role. We remain committed to fair and equitable pay and we're happy to discuss during the interview process.

Compensation

$130,000—$150,000 USD