Lead Aerospace Stress Engineer

Expleo Group; Preston; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collaborative environment

ExpleoAcademy

Competitive benefits

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

Expleo Group is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead a team of up to 15 engineers focused on stress and technical analysis of advanced composite and metallic structures. The role emphasizes leadership, technical decision making, and collaboration within the Military Air domain for a major OEM.

You will oversee fatigue and failure analysis, guide methodology development, and ensure alignment with certification requirements.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in aerospace stress analysis, particularly with composite and metallic structures.
• Experience with FEA tools such as Nastran/Patran/Apex and Simcenter 3D.
• Proven leadership in technical project delivery and mentoring junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team to deliver stress analysis work packages and documentation.
• Manage project schedules, cost estimates, and team resources to meet objectives.
• Make key technical decisions on design architecture, material performance, and structural integrity.
• Conduct detailed stress analysis on structures including strength, stiffness, buckling, and joint assessments.
• Perform finite element analysis using recognized toolsets (Nastran/Patran, Simcenter 3D, Hyperworks).
• Generate stress documentation including reserve factor summaries and certification reports.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks within assigned projects.
• Support test planning and alternative compliance strategies (e.g., analysis, similarity).
• Interpret design data for stress analysis including materials, dimensions, tolerances, manufacturing processes.
• Deliver project outputs to quality standards and deadlines.
• Collaborate with local and remote teams.
• Participate in technical and customer reviews, including gate reviews.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Hold or be capable of obtaining stress signatory authority.

Skills

Composite materials

Metallic structures

FEA tools

Stress analysis

Documentation

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Education

Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Nastran/Patran

Simcenter 3D

Hyperworks

Job description

Expleo Group is seeking a Principal Engineer to lead a team of up to 15 engineers focused on stress and technical analysis of advanced composite and metallic structures. The role emphasizes leadership, technical decision making, and collaboration within the Military Air domain for a major OEM.

You will oversee fatigue and failure analysis, guide methodology development, and ensure alignment with certification requirements.