Sr Structural Engineer

Are you a bold thinker driven to engineer the future of aerospace? At SNC, you’ll play a central role in advancing our next generation of airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (A‑ISR) platforms—including the digitally born, MBSE‑engineered RAPCON‑X, designed for flexible mission needs and worldwide operations. As a Senior Structural Engineer, you will lead analysis for airframe design, modification efforts that ensure these cutting‑edge ISR aircraft achieve exceptional performance, reliability, and structural integrity.

You will shape technical decisions, influence structural architecture, and guide the development of high‑quality solutions across the aircraft lifecycle. In addition, you will mentor and develop early‑career engineers—helping build the next generation of structural engineering talent that powers our ISR mission.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn‑key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

• Lead and execute complex structural engineering projects, driving technical direction, design strategy, and successful delivery across multiple aircraft programs.
• Provide expert-level guidance on airframe structures, including advanced analysis and design of metallic, composite, bonded, and hybrid structural systems.
• Perform and validate high‑fidelity structural analyses such as static, fatigue, damage tolerance, stability, and dynamic assessments to ensure robust performance throughout the aircraft lifecycle.
• Review, develop, and refine structural architectures, influencing material selection, load‑path optimization, and integration of mission‑specific modifications.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering technical excellence, advancing structural engineering best practices, and supporting career development across the team.
• Author, review, and approve detailed technical documentation, including stress reports, structural substantiation packages, drawings, specifications, and certification artifacts.
• Ensure full compliance with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality processes to support safe, certifiable, and maintainable aircraft designs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional and program leadership, ensuring structural engineering solutions align with program objectives, certification pathways, and long‑term business strategy.
• Demonstrate compliance with Title 14 CFR Parts 23, 25, 27, and 29, including structural substantiation, load evaluation, and documentation required for supplemental type certification (STC).

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in structural engineering supporting aircraft, aerospace systems, or complex structural programs.
• An advanced degree in a related field may substitute for a portion of the required experience.
• Expert knowledge of airframe structural analysis and design principles, including metallic, composite, bonded, and hybrid structures used in ISR and mission‑system‑equipped aircraft.
• Strong command of engineering fundamentals, loads, material behavior, and structural substantiation methodologies.
• Proficiency with Computer‑Aided Engineering (CAE) and analysis tools used for detailed stress, fatigue, and static/dynamic evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate within multi‑disciplinary engineering teams engaged in aircraft modification, integration, and mission‑system installation.
• Advanced experience performing and interpreting static, fatigue, damage‑tolerance, or dynamic analyses in support of aircraft‑level design decisions.
• Prior experience serving as a technical lead, guiding engineering direction, coordinating structural deliverables, and ensuring rigor across…