SCON | Structure Stress Engineer- Fatigue and Damage Tolerance | Broug

Infosys; Broughton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys is seeking a Structure Stress Engineer specializing in Fatigue and Damage Tolerance to support airframe structural analysis at Broughton, UK. You will apply fatigue design principles, perform crack propagation analysis, and contribute to DT assessments for aerospace programs.

The role requires hands-on experience with FEA tools and DT modelling, with emphasis on accuracy, traceability, and documentation across projects at Infosys.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of hands-on experience in aerospace structural stress analysis.
• Proven experience working on aircraft programs (A320, A330, A350, A380, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Performed Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analysis of airframe structures.
• Applied Fatigue Design Philosophies and DT methods to assess crack growth.
• Calculated stress concentration factors and fatigue life for metallic and fastener parts.
• Generated documentation like ACD/ACS/DSD, SCNs and Stress Dossiers.

Skills

Fatigue life calculation

Crack propagation analysis

Damage tolerance analysis

DT calculation awareness

Fatigue criteria

Inspection techniques

Detectable crack length

Excel/Word/PPT

Tools

HYPERMESH

NASTRAN

PATRAN

NASGRO

MSC NASTRAN

ISAMI FDT Tools

CATIA V5

Job description

Job Title* Structure Stress Engineer- Fatigue and Damage Tolerance

Work Location Broughton, UK

Duration : Permanent

Skillset Must have

• Knowledge of Fatigue Design Guidelines, Principles and Methods
• Fatigue Life Calculation
• Crack Propagation Analysis / Damage Tolerance Analysis
• Aware of DT calculation in several different stages like corner crack , through crack, etc.
• Fatigue Criteria for Crack Propagation Analysis to determine the critical crack length
• Awareness and knowledge about the Inspection Techniques for Crack Propagation Analysis
• Detectable Crack Length Determination
• FEA Experience using HYPERMESH, NASTRAN and PATRAN
• Tools NASGRO, MSC NASTRAN, PATRAN, HYPERMESH. ISAMI FDT Tools (1DBJ, 2DBJ, 3DBJ, FASTPPH, CFA)
• Basic Knowledge on CATIA V5
• Microsoft Excel, Word, PPT

Job Description

• Candidate Should have good hand-on work experience in Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analysis of Airframe Structural Analysis for aerospaceMethods
• Candidate should have in depth knowledge of Fatigue Design Philosophies
• Knowledge and experience in Structural Failure and Fatigue Failure Characteristics
• Aware of various types of fatigue, Fatigue assessment Principles and Methods
• Calculate Fatigue Analysis of Metallic and Fastener parts using AFI method.
• Composite Fatigue Analysis experience
• Candidate should have experience in Damage Tolerance Analysis and Crack Propagation using different NASGRO models
• Identification of PSE ( Principal Structural Elements )
• Calculate Stress Concentration Factor (Kt). Wide Spread Fatigue Damage Factor, effect in fatigue due to Size, Material, joints, Machining quality, technology process, etc.
• Fatigue Index Calculation (AFI) Calculation
• Fatigue Equivalent Stress Calculation and extraction of Reference Stresses (1D and 2D Spectrum)
• Fatigue Spectrum Analysis for various mission and Damage Stimulation Analysis
• Fatigue Life Estimation and Damage Tolerance Analysis
• Damage Tolerance Analysis for SLP (Single Load Path), MLP (Multiple Load Path), and DCF (Damage Contaminant Feature) structures
• Initial Crack definition and determination of Critical Crack Length for Airworthiness Limitation Item, Threshold and Inspection Interval
• Low Life Mitigation, various low life mitigation techniques based on OEM based process
• Preparation of Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analysis Documentation like ACD/ACS/DSD, SCNs and Stress Dossiers

Required Qualifications (Non-negotiable requirements)

• 5–10 years of hands on experience in aerospace structural stress analysis.
• Proven experience working on aircraft programs (A320, A330, A350, A380, etc.).

Personal

• High analytical skills
• A high degree of initiative and flexibility
• High customer orientation
• High quality awareness
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About Infosys

Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 59 countries to navigate their digital transformation.

With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, in 59 countries, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace