Senior Design Engineer - Advanced Composite Design

Heart Aerospace

Gothenburg, Sweden

Your mission

The Senior Design Engineer will play a critical role in designing lightweight, high-performance aerospace components using cutting-edge tools and techniques.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

The design and development of aircraft structures using advanced composite materials.
Utilize Siemens NX and Fibersim to develop detailed 3D CAD models and manage complex ply layouts and lamination plan for composite components.
Design components with a focus on automated manufacturing techniques, including robotics for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding (VARTM), and other advanced composite manufacturing methods.
Collaborate with stress, manufacturing, and testing teams to ensure designs meet structural requirements and manufacturing feasibility.
Work with the manufacturing team to ensure designs are compatible with automated processes, minimizing manual interventions.
Lead design reviews and communicate with cross-functional teams including stress engineers, test engineers, and manufacturing engineers to refine designs based on feedback.
Ensure designs meet relevant FAA, EASA, and internal certification standards.
Develop and maintain design documentation, including CAD models, technical specifications, and manufacturing drawings.

Skills & Requirements

Minimum 8 years of experience in composite aircraft structure design.
Proficiency in Siemens NX and Fibersim for designing composite parts and assemblies.
Expertise in Automated Fiber Placement (AFP), robotic layup, VARTM, and other advanced composite manufacturing techniques.
Familiarity with FAA/EASA certification processes and requirements for composite structures.
Background in working with composite layup simulation tools and optimization techniques.
Experience working with automation technologies in the aerospace industry is a plus.
Excellent verbal & written communication skills in English.
Eagerness to work with others.
Passion for aircraft and electrification of the aviation industry.