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Senior Stress Engineer

Belfast💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-16 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead structural analysis and sizing of commercial aircraft structures from concept to production, ensuring static strength, fatigue life, and damage tolerance for airworthiness certification.

Role type

Senior IC stress engineer (aerospace structures)

Builds

Composite and metallic aircraft structures (wings, fuselage) for commercial programs like A220 and A350

Domain

Aerospace engineering / Aviation

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

classical stress analysis, static strength analysis, fatigue analysis, damage tolerance analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), NASTRAN, PATRAN/Hypermesh, technical report writing, production drawing approval

Preferred skills

Airbus stress methods (ISAMI), Airbus delegation experience, A220 program experience, NASGRO stress modeling, fatigue spectrum development, structural test requirement development, Material Review Board (MRB) approval

Technologies

NASTRAN, PATRAN, Hypermesh, NASGRO, Goliath, ISAMI

Responsibilities

Conduct structural stress analysis for static strength, fatigue, and damage tolerance; compile and approve static stress certification reports; liaise with design, loads, materials, and manufacturing disciplines; support aircraft development, certification, and in-service engineering; develop structural test requirements and plans; support MRB approval of production concessions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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