Structural Stress & Certification Team lead

Structural Stress & Certification Structural Stress & Certification Team lead is a key mid-to-senior engineering leadership role responsible for proving the structural integrity, safety, and airworthiness of SkyDrive’s eVTOL aircraft. 

Your team’s mission is to ensure that our ultra-lightweight carbon-fiber airframe, rotor structures, and integrated battery/powertrain mounts meet all civil airworthiness strength, fatigue, crashworthiness, and regulatory compliance requirements. You will bridge the gap between structural modeling, physical testing, and formal Type Certification (TC) approval with civil aviation authorities.

Key Responsibilities

1. Structural Stress Analysis Oversight

• Direct and review global and detailed stress analysis across metallic and composite (CFRP) airframe structures using both Finite Element Methods (GFEM/DFEM) and classical hand calculations.
• Oversee static, fatigue, damage tolerance, dynamic crashworthiness, and bird-strike analyses for primary structures, rotor systems, and battery mounts.
• Hold technical sign-off authority for internal Margin of Safety (MoS) reviews, structural substantiation documents, and Material Review Board (MRB) / Non-Conformance (NCR) dispositions.

2. Type