Senior Stress Engineer & Signatory Authority — Aerospace

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd; Denham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent pension

Life Assurance

Lunchtime finish on a Friday

Personalised training and development

Healthcare plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Purchase additional annual leave

Martin-Baker + discounts platform

Occupational Health team

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd in Denham is seeking a Chief Stress Engineer to lead structural stress governance in our Mechanical Engineering group. You will be the Technical Lead and sole signatory for critical engineering documentation, ensuring compliance with international standards and the highest safety integrity.

The role offers deep day-to-day variety, extensive mentoring, and external training in digital metrology systems, with opportunities to shape work across manufacturing and

Qualifications

• Extensive expertise in structural stress analysis for aircraft or related equipment.
• Master’s degree in aerospace structures or equivalent.
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) status or equivalent professional recognition.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, execute, and formally approve complex structural stress analyses (fatigue, damage tolerance).
• Sign documents, data approvals, and compliance verifications as immediate signatory.
• Contribute hands-on to core project stressing activities, not only reviews.
• Provide decisive input during engineering change and material reviews.
• Lead investigations into structural failures with root-cause analysis.
• Adapt quickly to changing priorities across the product lifecycle.

Skills

FEA expertise

Aerospace structures

CEng status

Technical leadership

Education

Master’s degree in aerospace structures

Tools

Ansys Mechanical

NASTRAN

LS-DYNA

Job description

Martin-Baker Aircraft Company Ltd in Denham is seeking a Chief Stress Engineer to lead structural stress governance in our Mechanical Engineering group. You will be the Technical Lead and sole signatory for critical engineering documentation, ensuring compliance with international standards and the highest safety integrity.

The role offers deep day-to-day variety, extensive mentoring, and external training in digital metrology systems, with opportunities to shape work across manufacturing and