Structural & Payload Design Engineer

Structural & Payload Design Engineer

LOCATION: North Charleston, SC

PAY RATE: $61.00/hour

• Job Type: Contract (6 months with potential for extension)
• Industry: Aerospace / Defense / Aviation
• Benefits:
  Medical, dental, and vision (Cigna)
• Perks:
  Bonus potential + Priority access via Tier 1 supplier
• Openings Nationwide:
  Thousands of opportunities across the U.S.
• Shift: First

• Are you a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual) as defined under ITAR regulations?
• Do you meet the educational and experience requirements for this role?
• Can you commute to the job location or relocate if necessary?

• Manages systems associated with airplane interiors including light limiting headers, closets, partitions, stow bins and wiring.
• Supports customer configuration development, fabrication, manufacturing, validating and verifying design requirements, and certification processes.
• Assists to develop, integrate and document structural and interior payload system requirements to establish the system design.
• Assists the performance of tests to validate and verify systems and components meet requirements and specifications.
• Supports management of supplier performance, test and production activities and coordinates with supplier to optimize design and achieve program goals.
• Supports IRC production floor during first‑of or complex builds.
• Assists in development of new design or analysis processes and tools to improve effectiveness, quality and efficiency.
• Supports investigation of emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs.
• Develops, maintains and modifies payload system and component designs using 3D Computer Aided Design tools or other design methods.

• Must be a U.S. Person (as defined by ITAR).
• Bachelor's or Master's of Science degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering from an accredited program.
• 2+ years related work experience or equivalent combination (Bachelor's + 2 years, Master's + 0 years).
• 2+ years of experience with 3D modeling (Autodesk Inventor, CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, Sketch Up, Pro‑E, 3DX, etc.).
• Experience working within cross‑functional engineering and production team.
• Preferred: 2+ years of experience in aerospace engineering, design and engineering release processes.
• Preferred:
  Understanding and demonstrated experience with FAA Title 14 Part 25 and/or EASA equivalent.
• Preferred:
  Working knowledge of MS Office Suite (technical software use).
• Preferred:
  Ability to meet plan delivery deadlines when assigned (project technical execution).

Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)) to comply with ITAR regulations.