Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Stress Engineer (F/M)

Airbus Helicopters; Kraków; On-site; PLN 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters is seeking a Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Stress Engineer in Kraków, Poland. This role involves participating in FDT activities for major structural components and contributing to certification processes.

The ideal candidate has a master’s degree in engineering and proven experience in fatigue and damage tolerance. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Fatigue and Damage Tolerance (FDT), preferably in aeronautical structures.
• Familiarity with airworthiness regulations (EASA, FAA) and certification processes.
• Fluency in English is required.

Responsibilities

• Participate in FDT stress activities for major structural components.
• Contribute to FDT certification and maintenance activities.
• Support continuous product improvement.

Skills

Fatigue and Damage Tolerance

Aeronautics

Leadership

Communication Skills

Team Spirit

Education

Master's degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering

Tools

Nastran

Hypermesh

ISAMI

Abaqus

Job description

Overview

Fatigue & Damage Tolerance Stress Engineer

As part of Airbus’s ambition to grow a proficient and competitive Engineering organisation, we are launching a Commercial Aircraft Engineering Centre in Poland. This initiative aims to leverage Poland’s talent pool and technological ecosystem, specifically in the field of propulsion systems and overall structure analysis, while supporting our broader Engineering workload and competitiveness requirements, and reinforcing Airbus’ strategic engagement with Poland.

The Role

You will join the Design Office in charge of the design, integration, and support to our major structural components (e.g. pylons and engine mounts, fuselage, wing) for all our commercial and military programs.

The Environment

• Presence in Toulouse Saint-Eloi and Saint-Martin (FR), Filton (UK), Getafe (Spain) and Hamburg (Germany)
• You will gain an end-to-end understanding of the product life cycle, from production support to in-service topics, reinforcing the concrete impact of your work.
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration: close collaboration with numerous partners (aerodynamics and loads, systems, manufacturing, customer services, etc.).
• Future Challenges: We are actively involved in defining future components and the decarbonization roadmap. Our mission involves advanced projects and continuous product improvement (recurring cost, weight, ramp-up, operability).

In this frame, the engineering domain needs you to improve and develop our products and our dynamic stress structure community.

Key Responsibilities

As an Experienced F&DT (Fatigue & Damage Tolerance) Stress Engineer, your main mission is to actively participate in F&DT stress activities for major structural components (e.g. pylons and engine mounts, fuselage, wing) across all serial programs.

• Justification and Certification
• Actively contribute to F&DT certification and maintenance activities: calculations, Stress Dossiers, SSR (Section Summary Report), IRD (Inspection Requirement Document), etc.
• Justify design modifications.
• Sign concessions in support of production.

• Technical Expertise & Support
• Support the team with damage correlation for full-scale fatigue tests, mitigation on complex F&DT calculations.
• Participate in airworthiness subjects through OCC and, if necessary, present subjects to certification authorities.
• Support continuous product improvement.

• Community & Knowledge Capitalization
• Be an integral part of the F&DT community within the design office.
• Be accountable for capitalization of knowledge within your perimeter.
• Be part of the up-skilling of the F&DT community.
• Ensure adherence to processes and contribute to their continuous improvement (feedback based on activity).
• Develop your design signatures rights (DOA / Design Organisation Approval).

Main Deliverables

• F&DT certification stress dossiers
• Modification Structural Justification
• Stress Summary Report
• Production support (concessions)
• Capitalization cards and transformation subjects
• OCC support
• Workload estimation / Budget plan (support)

The Ideal Profile

• Master's degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical, or Civil Engineering, or a related field
• Proven experience in Fatigue and Damage Tolerance (F&DT). Experience within an aeronautical structure environment would be a plus
• Familiarity with airworthiness regulations (EASA, FAA) and certification processes would be a plus
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary and international team environment
• Fluency in English is required
• Knowledge of tools such as Nastran, Hypermesh, ISAMI, Abaqus would be a significant advantage
• Leadership and good communication and listening skills
• You demonstrate strong team spirit and are recognized for being dynamic, curious, and proactive
• You are results-oriented and driven by technical excellence

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

Airbus Helicopters Polska Sp. z o.o.

Employment Type

Permanent

Experience Level

Professional

Job Family

Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

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