Senior Stress Engineer, Aerospace & eVTOL Innovation

Vertical Aerospace; West of England; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

26 days holiday

Buy/sell days

Marriage/ civil partnership leave

Benefits allowance 4%

Help@Hand health service

Bonus based on company & individual

Share scheme

Pension scheme 5% with company match

Breakfast provided

Descripción de la vacante

Vertical Aerospace is seeking an Advanced Stress Engineer to join the Airframe Engineering team. You will carry out stress analyses of metallic and composite aircraft structures, develop principled analysis methods, and contribute to certification campaigns.

The role involves collaboration with Design, Loads, Test, Certification and Materials teams to resolve structural challenges. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with hand calculations and FEA, plus strong analytical thinking and

Formación

• Experience performing stress analysis of metallic and composite aerospace structures.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics, load paths and failure modes.
• Experience using hand calculations and finite element analysis (FEA) techniques.
• Experience supporting structural testing, validation activities or material qualification programmes.
• Strong analytical thinking and sound engineering judgement within complex development environments.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Responsabilidades

• Carry out stress analysis of metallic and composite aircraft structures to support design development and certification.
• Develop methods and analysis approaches from first principles, using tools and automation to maximise efficiency.
• Contribute to new technology introduction, material qualification programmes and structural test campaigns.
• Perform dynamic response, vibration, impact and transient structural analysis, with technical guidance where needed.
• Work with Design engineers to assess structural options and recommend improvements against weight, performance and certification requirements.
• Prepare structural substantiation and verification reports for technical review, and contribute to checking analysis within your experience.
• Collate certification evidence and support compliance activities.
• Work closely with Design, Loads, Test, Certification and Materials teams to resolve structural engineering challenges.

Conocimientos

Stress analysis

Structural mechanics

FEA

Structural testing

Analytical thinking

Organisational skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

Vertical Aerospace is seeking an Advanced Stress Engineer to join the Airframe Engineering team. You will carry out stress analyses of metallic and composite aircraft structures, develop principled analysis methods, and contribute to certification campaigns.

The role involves collaboration with Design, Loads, Test, Certification and Materials teams to resolve structural challenges. Ideal candidates have hands-on experience with hand calculations and FEA, plus strong analytical thinking and