Lead Weight & Balance Engineer; Aviation

Lead Weight & Balance Engineer (Aviation)

At Electra, we're pioneering sustainable aviation by developing hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing aircraft designed to transform regional air mobility, by making air travel more efficient, quieter, and environmentally friendly. Able to operate from soccer field-sized spaces, our Ultra Short unlocks a new era of aviation through what we call Direct Aviation - the next level of connectivity bringing air travel closer to where we live, work, and play.

Headquartered in Northern Virginia, with additional locations in Switzerland, we're building a diverse team of global professionals passionate about redefining the future of aviation.

Electra is seeking a Lead Weight & Balance Engineer to support the development of our EL9 Ultra Short aircraft. This is an incredible opportunity to make a direct impact on a cutting-edge development program.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions

• Lead mass properties control and management execution across for the EL9 program.
• Conduct advanced design weight estimation to develop preliminary weight estimates to support advanced design proposals, prototyping efforts, trade studies, etc.
• Develop current and forecasted weight, balance, and mass properties data.
• Perform estimation, calculation, and measurement/verification of mass, center of gravity, and inertias of components, assemblies and completed systems.
• Develop mass properties processes and tools to be implemented across Electra.
• Coordinate with SME's across the program to understand weight impacts of design decisions.
• Support the development and presentation of weight status or technical data to design teams and program leadership.
• Review and support detail and installation drawing release processes.
• Work under minimal direction.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills and enjoys working in a team environment.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in STEM discipline
• 5 + years of mass properties experience
• Experience with applicable industry recommended mass properties practices
• A strong work ethic and ability to independently execute the areas described by the responsibilities and essential functions.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with 3D solid modeling software applications (preferably NX) and product data management tools (Team Center).
• Demonstrated knowledge of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs), certification procedures (especially Part 23), and relevant industry standards.
• US Person Preferred.

Location:

Corporate headquarters in Manassas, VA. This position requires an onsite presence.

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