Stress Engineer - Dynamic Components

Airbus; Łódź; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical coverage

Sport card

Life insurance

Co-funding for meals

Wellbeing platform

Job summary

Airbus Helicopters Polska Sp. z o.o. is seeking a Stress Engineer (FEM, Static, Fatigue & Damage Tolerance) to analyze dynamic systems like rotor and transmission components.

You will develop airworthiness justifications and support testing and certification across the lifecycle, from design to production and fleet support. The role requires a Master's in a relevant field, strong FEA tool proficiency (Simcenter, HyperWorks, Nastran/Patran), and excellent English.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering.
• Experience in Static Stress analysis and Fatigue & Damage Tolerance.
• Fluent English; strong attention to detail and safety.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed static stress analysis and fatigue & damage tolerance on dynamic systems.
• Prepare airworthiness justification documents and support regulatory compliance (CS-27/CS-29).
• Support testing and validation, including full-scale and component tests with simulations.
• Drive future product development by optimizing mechanical solutions.
• Contribute to internal methodologies and automate calculation routines using Python.

Skills

FEM Analysis

Static Analysis

Fatigue & DT

Python

Simcenter

HyperWorks

Nastran/Patran

English

Certification Knowledge

Education

Master's in Aerospace

Tools

Simcenter

HyperWorks

Samcef

Nastran/Patran

Job description

About the Role

Become part of a pioneering team with a strong identity and a shared commitment to delivering robust stress solutions for Rotorcraft! Join our Dynamic Components Stress analysis team and play a pivotal role in shaping the safety, efficiency, and longevity of legacy and development products. As a Stress Engineer specializing in FEM, Static, and Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT), you will take responsibility for dynamic components across their entire lifecycle from early-stage conceptual design and certification to production, fleet support and continuous innovation. We are looking for passionate problem-solvers who want to push the boundaries of aerospace engineering in a collaborative, forward-thinking environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Ensure Operational Safety: Perform detailed static stress analysis as well as fatigue and damage tolerance assessments on dynamic systems like helicopter transmission or rotors.
• Certification & Compliance: Prepare airworthiness justification documents and contribute to the compliance with regulatory (e.g., CS-27 or CS-29).
• Testing & Validation: Support full-scale and component tests — simulation validation by test.
• Drive the Future Product Development: Optimize and size best-in-class mechanical solutions.
• Contribute Engineering Innovation: Support the improvement of internal methodologies and tools, automating calculation routines using Python to increase efficiency.

What You Bring

• Education: Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or Structural Engineering.
• Technical Expertise: You bring experience in Static Stress analysis as well as Fatigue & Damage Tolerance and associated Process, Methods & Tools. Understanding of the certification process.
• Mindset: High attention to detail, strong collaborative skills, and a commitment to safety and innovation.
• Tooling: Proficiency in FEA platforms (e.g., Simcenter, HyperWorks, Samcef, Nastran/Patran) and custom methodology development. Coding skill will be an advantage.
• Languages: Fluency in English (working language).

We offer

• Stable employment based on a full-time job contract.
• International working environment in the dynamic company.
• Access to the latest knowledge and technologies enabling professional development.
• Training and development possibilities.
• Participating in international projects and international trips.
• Competitive salary dependent on experience and qualifications.
• Flexible working hours, hybrid home office.
• Private medical coverage for you and your family.
• Sport card.
• Life insurance for you and your family.
• Co-funding for meals.
• Wellbeing platform.

Company

Airbus Helicopters Polska Sp. z o.o.

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional

Job Family: Structure & Dynamic Systems Analysis

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process.

Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

Additional information

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.