2 engineering director jobs found in Manassas

About Electra Electra is building the EL9 Ultra Short - a nine-passenger hybrid-electric aircraft that takes off and lands in 150 feet. By pairing blown-lift aerodynamics with distributed electric propulsion, the EL9 opens thousands of new access points - fields, parking lots, small airstrips - that conventional aviation can't touch. We call it Direct Aviation: getting people from where they are to where they want to go, without the airports, noise, or emissions. The Role We're hiring a Director of Manufacturing Engineering to stand up the manufacturing engineering function for the EL9 program from the ground up. This is a build role. You'll define how the EL9 gets built - the production system, the build plan, the tooling and equipment strategy, the NRC and RC budgets, and the manufacturing requirements that flow back into the design as the program moves from critical design review through the first conforming aircraft and into serial production. You'll partner closely with...

About Electra At Electra, we're pioneering sustainable aviation through the development of hybrid-electric Ultra Short Takeoff and Landing (eSTOL) aircraft designed to transform regional mobility. Our aircraft operate from soccer-field-sized spaces-enabling Direct Aviation, a new mode of point-to-point air travel that brings communities closer together. Headquartered in Northern Virginia with a location in Switzerland, Electra is building a diverse global team passionate about redefining the future of flight. Position Overview Electra is seeking a Senior Airframe Design Engineer to lead key aspects of the design, integration, and development of primary and secondary structures for our nine-passenger EL9 hybrid-electric aircraft. In this role, you will take ownership of major structural design deliverables, collaborate deeply with multidisciplinary teams, and help ensure the aircraft's structures meet performance, safety, manufacturability, and certification goals. This...