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SkyDrive · Onsite

Job Overview: Your Mission in This Role

We are seeking a highly experienced and talented Senior Structural Analysis Engineer with deep expertise in stress analysis for eVTOL aircraft. As a senior member of our dynamic aerospace engineering team, you will provide high-level technical expertise to ensure the structural integrity, impact resistance, and optimal performance of our next-generation electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in advanced CFRP and metal structures, a proven track record in aerospace certification programs, and a proactive mindset to naturally guide technical consensus across cross-functional teams and raise the overall engineering standard.

Key Responsibilities

  • Methodology and Execution: Plan and execute structural analysis and testing strategies in accordance with structural assurance requirements (e.g., Building Block Approach) for eVTOL certification.
  • Technical Excellence: Lead detailed structural analyses of complex eVTOL components (CFRP and metallic), ensuring full compliance with strength, stiffness, fatigue, damage tolerance, and impact resistance requirements.
  • Advanced Analysis: Evaluate complex stress, strain, and deformation characteristics under static, dynamic, vibratory, and thermal loads.
  • Certification Documentation: Develop and maintain critical documentation required for certification (e.g., EASA/FAA), including stress reports, test plans, and compliance matrices, acting as a key technical contributor during authority audits.
  • Peer Mentoring: Act as a technical reference within the team, providing guidance, peer review support, and mentoring to less experienced engineers to promote best engineering practices.

Essential Skills and Qualifications

  • Extensive experience (over 5 years) in structural analysis in the aerospace industry (preferably with composite aircraft, helicopters, or eVTOL programs).
  • Solid experience in calculation, analysis, and reporting on complex metal and CFRP composite structures.
  • Advanced proficiency in Nastran (for linear/non-linear static and dynamic analysis) and LS-DYNA (for explicit dynamics/impact resistance).
  • Deep knowledge of mechanics of materials, classical manual calculations, composite failure criteria, and fatigue/damage tolerance (DTA) principles.
  • Proven ability to independently conduct technical projects and foster a collaborative environment.

Desirable Skills

  • Deep understanding of specific certification frameworks (e.g., EASA SC-VTOL, FAA Part 23/27) and guidelines for composites (e.g., CMH-17, AC 20-107B).
  • Experience in structural requirements analysis and development of comprehensive structural certification and testing plans.
  • Experience in planning structural modifications and root cause analysis for failures or nonconformities in tests.
  • Extensive knowledge of aeronautical engineering in general, enabling effective interdepartmental collaboration (aerodynamics, systems, testing).

Skills for Collaborative Success

  • Strategic alignment: Ability to flexibly adapt to the opinions and ideas of others, firmly guiding technical discussions to achieve project objectives.
  • Proactive communication: Ability to think proactively, consult superiors to ensure alignment, and clearly communicate technical risks and mitigation measures to non-technical stakeholders.
  • Knowledge sharing: Natural inclination to share knowledge, enhance team capabilities, and take on unprecedented challenges in the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) sector.
  • Positive and optimistic attitude.

 


Type of Employment

  • Permanent Employee or Contract Employee
  • Probationary period: 3~6 month

Place of Employment

  • Nagoya Airport Office: Nagoya Airport Terminal Building 2nd floor, Toyoba, Toyoyama-Cho, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture
    • There may be domestic and international business trips required due to test-related tasks and other responsibilities.
  • Scope of Change: Places determined by the Company (including places where telework is performed)

Working Hours

  • Flextime or Discretionary labor system
  • Basic working hours: Start 9:00 End 18:00(Including 1hour break time)

Holidays

  • 115 days off per year Saturday / Sundays / New year holidays(12/29~1/3) / Company designated holidays)
  • Annual paid leave
  • Refresh leave (Granted after 1, 3, 4, 5 years of service)

 

Salary

  • Estimated Annual Salary: JPY 6,850,000- JPY 13,000,000 
  • Monthly Salary: JPY 571,000 - JPY 1,084,000
    • Includes fixed overtime pay for 45 hours, amounting to JPY 197,680 - JPY  375,239
      *Additional overtime pay will be provided for hours exceeding the fixed overtime.
  • To be determined based on skills, experience, and abilities

Expenses

  • Commuting allowance, business trip allowance, moving allowance, etc.
  • Relocation Packages
    *There are some conditions.

Social Insurance

  • Health insurance
  • Employee pension (according to Japan standards)
  • Employment insurance
  • Worker’s accident compensation insurance

Scope of Work Change

  • Reassignment may occur to any other work.
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