Composites Design Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design and develop composite structures for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), supporting lightweight, high-performance airframe solutions from concept through flight test.
• Own composite components across the full development cycle — including laminate design, structural analysis, fabrication support, and validation testing.
• Perform structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA to evaluate stiffness, strength, stability, and failure modes.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and test teams to translate designs into buildable hardware and validate performance through testing.
• Participate in hands-on fabrication and integration of prototype composite hardware.
• Support structural test planning and execution, helping correlate analytical predictions with physical test results.
• Develop laminate architectures, joints, and structural concepts that are optimized not only for performance, but also for repeatability and scalability in higher-volume production.

Job requirements

• 7+ years of experience designing and/or building composite structures.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field.
• Proficiency with NX or similar CAD tools.
• Experience performing FEA using tools such as ANSYS or similar simulation software.
• Comfortable working across design, analysis, and test of structural hardware.
• Experience with laminate design and composite structural analysis (CLT and/or FEA).
• Hands-on experience with composite manufacturing processes such as prepreg layup, vacuum bagging, infusion, or bonded assemblies.
• Rapid prototyping tools and or parts.