Senior Stress Engineer - eVTOL Airframe & Certification

Vertical Aerospace; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days holiday

Buy or sell days

Marital leave

Pension scheme

Bonus scheme

Share scheme

Wellbeing service

Breakfast provided

Job summary

Vertical Aerospace is seeking a Senior Stress Engineer to join our Airframe Engineering team and help shape the future of sustainable flight. You will lead structural analyses for airframe components, using hand calculations and FEA to meet certification and performance goals.

You\'ll mentor junior engineers, coordinate across design, loads, certification and test teams, and deliver substantiation reports for regulatory approval as we scale our eVTOL program.

Qualifications

• Significant experience performing stress analysis on metallic and composite aerospace structures.
• Strong understanding of hand calculations and finite element modelling techniques.
• Experience developing and executing structural substantiation strategies.
• Ability to identify load paths, predict structural behaviour and assess structural failure modes.
• Experience leading engineers and coordinating analysis activities.
• Familiarity with SC‑VTOL, CS‑23, CS‑25, CS‑27 and CS‑29 certification requirements (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Performing stress analysis of airframe structures and developing optimised solutions to meet demanding performance requirements.
• Leading structural assessments of composite and metallic structures using first‑principles calculations, and finite element analysis (FEA).
• Defining and executing analysis strategies aligned with programme and certification requirements.
• Leading small technical teams and coordinating analysis activities across multiple projects.
• Mentoring and supporting the development of junior engineers.
• Producing and approving structural substantiation reports and supporting certification activities.
• Collating verification and certification evidence to demonstrate compliance.
• Acting as an approval signatory for technical reports and engineering drawings.
• Collaborating closely with Design, Loads, Certification, Test and Manufacturing teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.

Skills

Stress analysis

Finite element analysis

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

HyperWorks

Advanced FEA tools

Job description

Vertical Aerospace is seeking a Senior Stress Engineer to join our Airframe Engineering team and help shape the future of sustainable flight. You will lead structural analyses for airframe components, using hand calculations and FEA to meet certification and performance goals.

You\'ll mentor junior engineers, coordinate across design, loads, certification and test teams, and deliver substantiation reports for regulatory approval as we scale our eVTOL program.