Stress Engineer - Stress and Systems Analysis

Manpower Group (UK); Allington; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower Group (UK) is seeking a Stress Engineer for stress and structural analysis at Boscombe Down. This is a 12-month contract with a pay rate of £60–£80 per hour inside IR35 via Umbrella.

SC clearance/eligibility is required for this position. You will deliver technical assessments for flight trials and modifications, perform static strength, vibration, fatigue and damage tolerance analyses, and use hand calculations plus FEM tools to verify designs and support regulatory certification.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience with aerospace products or aircraft modifications.
• Proficient in hand calculations and FEM.
• Experience with fatigue and damage tolerance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical assessments for flight trials, product development and research.
• Perform static strength, vibration, fatigue and damage tolerance analyses.
• Apply hand calculations and FEM to verify designs per regulations.
• Plan and conduct structural tests (static strength, modal).
• Produce calculations and docs with traceability to source data.
• Support surveys and tests through Stress Office and AEC processes.
• Check calculations and drawings; contribute to design reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve methods.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Stress/structural analysis

Fatigue & DDT analysis

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEMAP

NX Nastran

Hyperworks

Abaqus

Job description

Stress Engineer - Stress & Structural Analysis

Location: Boscombe Down

Contract length: 12 months

Pay rate: £60 - £80 p/h - inside IR35 and via Umbrella

SC Clearance/ eligibility is required for this position

Joining a team that's right at the heart of aircraft modification and trials, this is a chance to help turn complex structural challenges into certifiable, customer-ready designs. Our client supports growth across both military and civil programmes-so there's real momentum, and your expertise will genuinely matter.

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver technical assessments for flight trials, product development, research activities and other projects


• Perform static strength, vibration, fatigue & damage tolerance analysis for airframe modifications and installations


• Use classical hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis to verify designs against regulatory expectations


• Devise and conduct structural tests (e.g. static strength and modal testing) to demonstrate compliance or validate analyses


• Produce formal calculations and supporting documentation with clear traceability to source data


• Support aircraft surveys and tests through Stress Office and AEC processes to certify designs to regulatory specifications


• Check calculations and drawings, contribute to design reviews, and present findings and recommendations


• Mentor junior engineers and help improve methods and team processes

What you'll bring:

• Strong experience working on aerospace products and/or aircraft modifications


• Expertise in stress/structural analysis for primary and secondary structures, using both hand calculations and FEM


• Confident use of FEM tools such as FEMAP/NX Nastran, Hyperworks, and Abaqus


• Experience with fatigue & damage tolerance analysis, including both metallic and composite structures


• Ability to document high-quality stress calculations and reports using tools such as MathCad / PTC Prime, Microsoft Word and Excel


• A bachelor's degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Additional information:

• Experience as a Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) for a CAA/EASA 21J and/or MAA DAOS organisation is desirable but not essential


• Knowledge of Defence Standard 00-970 is desirable


• Opportunities to work across other domains may arise, including review of structures documents and weapons R&D