Senior Composite Engineer

The role

The Senior Composite Engineer will lead the design, development, verification, and qualification of composite structural hardware for space applications. This role involves defining structural concepts, supporting manufacturing, and managing supplier technical oversight.

What you will do

• Lead the design, development, verification, and qualification of composite structural hardware for space applications.
• Define structural concepts and perform design trade-offs.
• Develop technical specifications for requirements, materials, manufacturing, inspection, and verification.
• Support selection of materials, manufacturing processes, laminate architectures, and structural interfaces.
• Identify and assess critical failure modes and implement mitigation measures.
• Support supplier management and technical oversight of hardware.
• Review supplier analyses, manufacturing documentation, inspection reports, and test reports.
• Support anomaly investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation.
• Interface with systems engineering, manufacturing, AIT, quality, procurement, and program teams.
• Present technical recommendations and structural justifications during project reviews.

Required qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in structural analysis and mechanical justification of aerospace, space, or other high-performance composite structures.
• Proven experience in the design, development, verification, and qualification of composite structures.
• Strong knowledge of composite materials, manufacturing processes, structural mechanics, and damage tolerance principles.
• Proficiency in finite element modelling and simulation methods for static, buckling, dynamic, thermo-mechanical, and joint analyses.
• Proficiency in finite element analysis (FEA) software.
• Good understanding of composite design allowables, materials and process qualification, structural testing, and analysis-to-test correlation.
• Experience with bolted and bonded joints, load introduction, and interface justification in composite structures.
• Fluent in English.

Nice to have

• Altair suite and Nastran are preferable
• Experience with CAD software (Siemens NX) is a plus
• Knowledge of German, French or Italian is an asset

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is provided for those willing to relocate including visa sponsorship where applicable.

Before you apply

• All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check.
• Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship may be applicable.

About the company

The Exploration Company is building spacecraft for humanity.