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Senior Stress Engineer

Bristol Office💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-25 → 2026-09-26

Core

Performing stress analysis of airframe structures and developing optimized solutions to meet demanding performance requirements for next-generation eVTOL aircraft.

Role type

Senior IC stress engineer (airframe)

Builds

Airframe structures for Valo eVTOL aircraft

Domain

Aerospace / Electric Aviation

Deliverable

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

Required skills

stress analysis, structural analysis, finite element analysis (FEA), hand calculations, structural substantiation strategies, load path identification, material selection, technical team leadership, certification compliance

Preferred skills

eVTOL/Advanced Air Mobility experience, HyperWorks, workflow automation, fatigue & damage tolerance analysis, crashworthiness assessment, full product lifecycle experience, SC-VTOL/CS-23/CS-25/CS-27/CS-29 certification knowledge

Technologies

HyperWorks, FEA tools

Responsibilities

Performing stress analysis of airframe structures, leading structural assessments of composite and metallic structures, defining and executing analysis strategies, leading small technical teams, producing and approving structural substantiation reports, collating verification and certification evidence, acting as an approval signatory for technical reports and engineering drawings

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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