Senior Stress Engineer

Mane Contract Services; Frimley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Mane Contract Services is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to support certification of large aircraft modifications. You will lead structural certification activities for Boeing 787 family and Dash 8 programmes, ensuring compliance with airworthiness regulations and customer requirements within an approved Design Organisation.

The role requires extensive experience in stress analysis, substantiation reports, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams across

Qualifications

• 8+ years of aerospace stress or structural engineering experience
• Experience with EASA Part 21J DOA/DOH preferred
• Extensive experience in aircraft structural modification and repair
• Strong knowledge of metallic/composite aircraft structures
• Experience producing structural substantiation reports
• Proficient in classical stress analysis and hand calculations
• Experience as Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) is desirable

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 Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Ensure compliance with EASA and FAA airworthiness requirements (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 design and programme reviews (PDR/CDR/ITCM/FAI)
• Provide engineering support during aircraft modification embodiment
• Develop practical engineering solutions while maintaining safety and compliance

Skills

Stress analysis

FEM/FEA

Hand calculations

Technical report writing

Cross-functional collaboration

CVE awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to support the certification of large aircraft modifications. The successful candidate will lead structural certification activities, ensuring compliance with applicable airworthiness regulations and customer requirements within an approved Design Organisation.

The work will primarily support Boeing 787 (787-8, 787-9 & 787-10) and Dash 8 aircraft modification programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural certification activities for complex aircraft modification programmes.
• Produce and review structural substantiation reports for primary structure modifications, including fuselage modifications and antenna installations.
• Carry out stress analysis using classical hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Ensure compliance with EASA and FAA airworthiness requirements, including CS-25/FAR 25.
• Act as the technical focal point for stress and certification activities.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams across international locations.
• Represent the engineering team at design and programme reviews, including PDR, CDR, ITCM and FAI meetings.
• Provide engineering support during aircraft modification embodiment.
• Develop practical engineering solutions while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.
• Degree qualified in Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Approximately 8+ years' experience in aerospace stress or structural engineering.
• Current or recent experience working within an EASA Part 21J Design Organisation (DOA/DOH).
• Extensive experience of aircraft structural modification and repair.
• Strong knowledge of metallic and/or composite aircraft structures.
• Experience producing structural substantiation reports.
• Classical stress analysis
• Hand calculations
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Technical report writing
• Recent experience as a Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) is highly desirable.

Good understanding of:

• EASA CS-25
• FAR 25
• JAR-25
• Aircraft structural certification requirements
• Able to manage multiple programmes and work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.