In addition to developing the Smartwing active load-alleviation winglet system for Cessna Citation CJ twinjets, Tamarack Aerospace offers engineering services to other aviation clients. Expanded demand to provide help for aviation technology startups is now prompting the company to expand its workforce, with an immediate need for three new hires. 

Tamarack has been issued more than 30 patents and received supplemental type certificates for the Smartwing technology from global regulators. Now it is extending the Smartwing system to other aircraft, with projects underway on the Airbus A320, de Havilland Q400, and Beechcraft King Airs. Since certifying the load-alleviation system on the CitationJet/CJ1 in 2015, Tamarack has installed more than 180 systems. The Citation CJ installations deliver range improvement of up to 33 percent.

“Our engineering business has tripled in the last three years and we need to hire more exceptional engineers to keep up with the growing demand,” said Tamarack chief engineer Nathan Cropper. “Our engineering team is very diverse in terms of experience and specialty, ranging from some amazing designers who head up our rapid prototyping and 3D printing, electrical systems, which is the lifeblood of Tamarack’s products, flight-test engineers, and very specialized aerodynamic loads and flutter engineers. It’s an amazingly talented and nimble team with a broad range of skills.”

“We all see the innovations coming to market from eVTOL aircraft and hybrid technologies, and we’re reaching a point in the industry where those innovators are moving from concept to early flights with an eye on FAA certification and production readiness,” said Tamarack president Jacob Klinginsmith. “While our Smartwing technology continues to be our focus, offering engineering services to the industry allows us to have a tremendous team and talent that most product companies don’t have. Customers see what we’re doing and want our help to get their products to market.”