Aircraft Structures Designer San Diego, California

Aircraft Structures Designer San Diego, California Description seeking a Structures Designer to join our team in San Diego, CA. In this role, you will be responsible for CAD-based structural design, model management, drafting standards development, and coordination with manufacturing. You will work across composite and metallic structures while contributing to CAD process optimization to support efficient, high-quality model development Main Responsibilities: Leading company CAD efforts Design and develop composite and metallic primary and secondary structures Model management Drafting standards development Coordinate with manufacturing CAD process development Communicate and collaborate closely with the engineering team and cross functional groups Requirements Minimum of 7 years of experience as a Structures designer or in a closely related role Strong foundational understanding of aircraft load paths and structural behavior Strong foundational understanding of parametric CAD model development and management Experience designing bolted and bonded joints Expert-level knowledge of composite structures, including detailed design and fabrication methods Proficiency with NX, CATIA, or SolidWorks Experience with rapid prototype aircraft structures from conceptual and preliminary design through build Hands-on experience with design-for-build manufacturing, determinate assembly, manufacturing planning, and tooling design Desired Experience : Kickoff through production program experience Rapid prototype program experience Hands-on composite build experience