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This role develops and maintains 3D CAD models, aircraft layouts, installation concepts, and design integration studies to support aircraft level trade studies, design reviews, and development planning. The engineer also supports CAD based structural layout activities for composite and lightweight aircraft components, including laminate region definition, local reinforcement concepts, and integration of structural design inputs into vehicle layout models. This role is part of the Flight Sciences team and collaborates regularly with the other groups in Supernal.\nWhat you can do:\nAircraft Layout and Configuration Integration\nDevelop and maintain aircraft layout models to support vehicle configuration studies, design reviews, and engineering coordination.\nCreate 3D CAD layouts for aircraft level integration, including lifting surfaces, rotor systems, fuselage, landing gear, propulsion components, and major system interfaces.\nSupport packaging studies to evaluate component placement, clearances, accessibility, maintainability, mass properties, and integration constraints.\nIncorporate engineering inputs from multiple groups into aircraft layout models and configuration studies.\nCAD Modeling and Design Documentation\nDevelop, update, and manage 3D CAD models and assemblies for air vehicle concepts, installation studies, and integration reviews.\nPrepare CAD based layouts, drawings, sections, and visual materials to support technical reviews and program decisions.\nMaintain consistency between CAD models, interface assumptions, configuration data, and engineering documentation.\nUse CATIA or similar 3D CAD tools to support aircraft layout and vehicle integration activities.\nDesign Review and Engineering Coordination\nReview CAD geometry, layout assumptions, interface constraints, and packaging risks to support aircraft level design decisions.\nIdentify integration issues related to clearances, accessibility, maintainability, installation, and interface compatibility.\nSupport multidisciplinary design reviews by preparing CAD views, layout sections, interface checks, and technical findings.\nDocument design assumptions, open items, risks, and recommended actions for engineering reviews.\nGeneral\nTravel up to approximately 25% domestically and internationally to support simulation events, design reviews, test activities, and program milestones.\nPerform additional duties assigned in support of the Flight Controls, Simulation, and Flight Sciences organizations.\nWhat you can contribute:\nBachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a relevant engineering field required.\nMinimum five (5) years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.\nExperience developing aircraft layouts, 3D CAD models, component installations, or vehicle integration studies.\nExperience with CATIA v6 or similar 3D CAD software required.\nExperience with aircraft configuration design, rotorcraft, eVTOL, vertical lift aircraft, or advanced air vehicle development preferred.\nExperience with composite structures, lightweight structures, laminate layout, or structural design integration preferred.\nExperience supporting aircraft design reviews, layout reviews, interface checks, or configuration trade studies preferred.\nExperience working with structural, aerodynamic, propulsion, systems, or manufacturing teams to support integrated vehicle design preferred.\nExperience with preliminary weight, mass properties, packaging, or maintainability considerations preferred.\nStrong understanding of aircraft layout, CAD modeling, and vehicle integration fundamentals.\nAbility to develop and manage complex 3D CAD assemblies for aircraft level layouts and component integration.\nGeneral understanding of aircraft structures, composite components, and manufacturing constraints as they affect CAD layout and integration.\nAbility to evaluate packaging constraints, interface issues, clearances, and design integration risks.\nAbility to translate engineering inputs into CAD geometry, layout studies, and reviewable design data.\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills.\nAbility to communicate design assumptions, layout risks, and technical findings clearly.\nExcellent organizational skills and attention to detail.\nAbility to independently prioritize and accomplish work within time constraints.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4614,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-15T05:48:00Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":68,"band":"ok","label":"Likely open","p_open":1,"p_active":0.752,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":17,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:1","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-19T05:45:15Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/supernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/supernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-19T13:33:10Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":9730,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-20T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2589798},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2589798"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsupernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsupernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsupernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/supernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsupernal-sr-aircraft-layout-cad-engineer-2"}]}