Stress Engineer

K&K Talents; Toulouse; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

K&K Talents's client in France seeks a Stress Engineer in Toulouse for on-site work. You will lead static stress, fatigue and damage tolerance assessments, supporting major aircraft programs.

You will perform both analytical calculations and FE analyses using tools like Patran/Nastran, ISAMI, and ABAQUS, while ensuring airworthiness and design integrity. Fluency in French and English is required, with strong collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience performing static, fatigue and damage tolerance analyses.
• Proficiency in hand calculations and FE methods.
• Familiarity with aerospace design processes and airworthiness rules.
• Experience with concessions and sign-off processes.
• Bilingual French and English; able to communicate with multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsabilités

• Lead static stress, fatigue and DTD assessments for aircraft structures.
• Perform and review stress calculations using analytical and FE methods.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing and quality teams to resolve issues.
• Ensure compliance with PLM and configuration control processes.
• Interact with offshore/on-site teams as technical representative.

Connaissances

Stress analysis

FE analysis

Aerospace design

Concessions signatory

Bilingual French/English

Aircraft programs (A320/A380)

ISAMI/VPM/PASS SSI training

Formation

BE / BTECH / MTECH / MS in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Outils

PATRAN

NASTRAN

ISAMI Analyst

ABAQUS

SAP PAC

GISEH

Hyper Works

PASS SSI

VPM

SRM/ASR

ADL

Python

MS Visual Basic

JIRA

MTS

HSB

Description du poste

K&K Talents is an international recruiting agency that has been providing technical resources in the European region since 1993. This position is with one of our clients in France who is actively hiring candidates to expand their teams.

Position : Stress Engineer

Location : Toulouse, France(onsite)

Type : Permanent role

Responsibilities

• Lead and perform static stress analysis and Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) assessments to evaluate the impact of non conformities, repairs and modifications on primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• Understand baseline/certification stress analysis performed on specific work packages.
• Understand concession inputs such as CODs, COIs, COAs etc.
• Conduct stress calculations for metallic, composite, and hybrid structures using both analytical and numerical methods as per Airbus certification and engineering methods.
• Utilize specific tools such as ISAMI, GFEM, DFEM, as well as finite element software (Patran/Nastran, Hypermesh).
• Collaborate closely with the offshore stress team, ensuring clear technical communication, timely guidance, and smooth execution of deliverables.
• Prepare, Review and validate stress outputs such as COS, COI and etc.
• Ensure adherence to PLM, and configuration control processes.
• Drive issue resolution by interfacing with cross functional teams (design, manufacturing, quality, configuration management, etc.).
• Serve as a technical representative for onsite offshore coordination, addressing queries, clarifications, and technical escalations.

Required Skills

• Analysis using stress methods (Static, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance) to justify structural justifications for non-conformities (Concessions).
• Knowledge of hand calculations and FE analysis.
• Knowledge of processes and procedures relating to design (RSDP, SIDP, AP, ABD, AIPI, AIPS, etc..).
• Understanding of aerospace design principles and airworthiness requirements.
• Experience of using Supply (DocMaster, Airnavx etc.).
• Ensuring the safe operation of aircraft with respect to structural integrity.
• Concession Signatory experience
• Valid training certificates in ISAMI, VPM and PASS SSI.
• Bi-lingual (French and English).
• BE / BTECH/MTECH/MS or equivalent degree (Aerospace/ Mechanical Engineering)
• Hands on experience in aerospace structural stress and concession analysis.
• Proven experience working on aircraft programs (A320, A330, A350, A380, etc.).

Tools:

PATRAN, NASTRAN, ISAMI Analyst, ABAQUS, SAP PAC, GISEH, Hyper Works, PASS SSI, VPM, SRM/ASR, ADL, Python, MS Visual Basic, JIRA, MTS, HSB

Note: Applicants for employment in France should possess work authorization which does not require sponsorship by the employer for a visa.