Teams at LTA

Performs structural analysis and mechanical design for aerospace and lighter-than-air vehicle structures. Develops finite element models, conducts static, buckling, modal, joint, and hand analyses, correlates models with test data, and documents results. Supports design trades, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and resolution of structural issues. Collaborates across systems, avionics, materials, manufacturing, and testing teams while helping integrate structural components from concept through detailed CAD.

Serves as a principal-level systems safety authority for lighter-than-air vehicle programs. Owns system safety assessments, certification strategy, verification, and integration across multidisciplinary teams. Applies MBSE and safety-analysis methods, leads regulatory interactions and audits, defines architectures and certification artifacts, resolves complex cross-system issues, and mentors engineers. Requires extensive aerospace certification experience with FAA/EASA and ARP4754A/ARP4761, plus expertise in systems architecture, requirements, verification, and technical leadership.

Lead system-level safety, verification, certification, and architecture for complex lighter-than-air aircraft programs. Own SSAs and analyses including FHA, PSSA, FMEA/FMECA, and FTA; establish MBSE, requirements, integration, and certification strategies; coordinate regulatory compliance and certification artifacts; guide multidisciplinary engineering teams; mentor senior engineers; manage supplier and airworthiness-authority partnerships; and resolve ambiguous cross-system anomalies.