Sr. Stress Engineer
Core
Analyzing primary and secondary aircraft structures for compliance with FAA regulations through loads development, FEM modeling, and fatigue/damage tolerance assessment.
Role type
Senior IC stress engineer (aerospace structures)
Builds
Structural substantiation reports, FAA certification plans, and airworthiness documentation
Domain
Aerospace engineering / Aviation regulation compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
classical hand calculations, Finite Element Modeling (FEM), solid modeling, structural optimization, Excel macros, Mathcad, sheet metal modeling, fatigue analysis, damage tolerance assessment
Preferred skills
thermal analysis, aero-elastic flutter, dynamic response, non-linear analysis, software programming
Technologies
NASTRAN, FEMAP, Excel, Mathcad
Responsibilities
Develop loads for static, dynamic, and fatigue assessments; Develop Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) reports; Review and approve engineering drawings; Interface with design engineers to determine load paths; Document analyses in formal structural substantiation reports
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC