Sr. Rotor/Hub Structural Analyst

Location: San Jose, California, United States. The role requires up to 10% travel to hirify.global or supplier facilities.

Base pay: $144,000–$180,000 per year.

Company

hirify.global designs, manufactures, and operates all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for sustainable air mobility.

What you will do

• Perform structural analyses of rotor systems, control systems, blades, and other dynamically loaded components.
• Evaluate static strength, fatigue life, damage tolerance, and dynamic response using hand calculations and finite element analysis.
• Author structural substantiation reports and technical documentation.
• Support component ground and flight testing, including test requirements, instrumentation, and data reduction.
• Collaborate with aerodynamics and loads and dynamics teams on propeller and rotor blade development.
• Develop structural analysis best practices and mentor less-experienced team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience designing and analyzing critical aircraft structures.
• Proficiency in ANSYS, NASTRAN, or other finite element software.
• Knowledge of composite fatigue and damage tolerance, plus high- and low-cycle fatigue in metallic components.
• Experience reading engineering drawings, interpreting CAD models, and using CAD tools; NX is preferred.
• Strong technical, written, and verbal communication skills and experience in a fast-paced design environment.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree and 10+ years of rotorcraft dynamic systems experience.
• Experience with ground and flight testing of composite aerospace structures.
• Familiarity with FAA loads and dynamics regulations and rotorcraft certification efforts.
• Experience with VTOL loads derivation, aeroelastic analysis, Python, or Matlab.

Culture & Benefits

• Pay-for-performance culture with compensation based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Inclusive workplace committed to diversity, equity, and reasonable accommodations.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.