Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer - Aircraft Certification

Mane Contract Services; Frimley; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services is seeking a Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to support certification of large aircraft modifications, leading structural substantiation and ensuring compliance with airworthiness regulations for programmes including Boeing 787 family and Dash 8.

You will perform classical stress analysis, FE analysis, and oversee reporting while coordinating with international engineering teams and reviews, driving high safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in aerospace/aero/mechanical engineering (required).
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace stress or structural engineering.
• Experience in EASA Part 21J DOA/DOH.
• Experience with aircraft structural modification and repair.
• Proficient in classical stress analysis, hand calculations and FEA; strong technical report writing.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural certification activities for complex aircraft modification programmes.
• Produce and review structural substantiation reports for primary structure modifications.
• Carry out stress analysis using hand calculations and FEA.
• Ensure compliance with EASA and FAA airworthiness requirements including CS-25/FAR 25.
• Act as technical focal point for stress and certification activities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across international locations.
• Represent the engineering team at reviews (PDR, CDR, ITCM, FAI).
• Provide engineering support during aircraft modification embodiment.
• Develop practical engineering solutions while maintaining safety, quality and compliance.

Skills

Classical stress analysis

Hand calculations

Finite Element Analysis

Technical report writing

Education

Degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEA software (ANSYS/Abaqus)

Job description

Mane Contract Services is seeking a Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to support certification of large aircraft modifications, leading structural substantiation and ensuring compliance with airworthiness regulations for programmes including Boeing 787 family and Dash 8.

You will perform classical stress analysis, FE analysis, and oversee reporting while coordinating with international engineering teams and reviews, driving high safety and quality standards.