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 to join the Stress & Structural Analysis team based at Boscombe Down on a 12-month contract. You will deliver technical assessments for flight trials, perform static strength, fatigue and damage tolerance analyses, and verify designs using hand calculations and FEM tools.

Applicants should have aerospace experience, be proficient with FEMAP/NX Nastran, Hyperworks and Abaqus, and hold a degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience in aerospace products or aircraft modifications.
• Expertise in stress/structural analysis for primary and secondary structures.
• Ability to document high-quality stress calculations and reports.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical assessments for flight trials and projects.
• Perform static strength, vibration, fatigue & damage tolerance analysis.
• Use hand calculations and FEM to verify designs against standards.
• Devise and conduct structural tests to demonstrate compliance.
• Produce calculations with traceability to source data.
• Support surveys and tests to certify designs to regulatory specs.
• Check calculations/drawings and contribute to design reviews.
• Mentor junior engineers and improve methods.

Skills

Aerospace experience

Stress analysis

FEM tools

Fatigue & damage tolerance

Technical documentation

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

If you're motivated by technical depth, collaborative engineering and making sure designs stand up to real-world scrutiny, we'd love to hear from you.