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Principal Aerospace Engineer

Enigma Aerospace · Burlington, MA · On-site

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About Enigma Aerospace

A software-defined, autonomous aircraft built to carry any mission to the most remote, austere and contested places on earth. Backed by Techstars.

About the role

Enigma Aerospace is seeking a highly experienced Principal Aerospace Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of our large, next-generation autonomous aircraft system. This is a unique opportunity to join the founding team of a venture-backed aerospace company at the ground level. We're looking for a hands-on technical leader with a passion for aviation and a track record of delivering complex aerospace technologies.

What they're looking for

  • MS or higher degree in a relevant engineering field
  • 10+ years of technical experience in the aerospace and/or defense industry, with experience working on large (>500 lbs. MTOW) fixed wing unmanned and/or autonomous aircraft systems
  • Proven experience leading an aircraft design from requirements through prototyping to manufacturing
  • Deep and broad knowledge of UAS sub-systems from avionics to structures, mission software, and systems integration
  • Experience with government programs or development of DoD technology
  • Experience in the development and delivery to a schedule of a complex hardware and software system
More about this role

Enigma Aerospace is seeking a highly experienced Principal Aerospace Engineer to lead the design, development, and integration of our large, next-generation autonomous aircraft system. This is a unique opportunity to join the founding team of a venture-backed aerospace company at the ground level. We're looking for a hands-on technical leader with a passion for aviation and a track record of delivering complex aerospace technologies. In this role, you will have primary responsibility for the aircraft design, systems architecture, significantly contribute to the development and integration efforts, establish and manage vendor relationships, and help grow a high-performing technical team. Success in this role requires deep experience in system architecture, cross-functional design and development, systems integration, test, and operational readiness of large autonomous aircraft platforms.

  • Lead the aircraft and systems design from initial development through build, test, and delivery to the manufacturing team
  • Define and track key system-level design parameters throughout the design
  • Develop and validate simulation models for fixed wing aircraft dynamics, integrating...

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