Aerospace Stress Engineer: Fatigue, Certification & FEM

Sogeclair; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

SOGECLAIR is seeking an experienced stress engineer to perform structural analysis on metallic and non-metallic airframe structures, and to prepare formal documentation in line with customer requirements and certification rules.

You will analyze primary and secondary structures, support design reviews, and contribute to fatigue and damage tolerance assessments for mission profiles. Collaboration across teams and suppliers is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant stress engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis using classical hand analysis methods and finite element analysis on metallic and non-metallic structures.
• Understand customer requirements and prepare formal, controlled engineering documentation (i.e. structural analysis reports, specifications, etc.).
• Prepare and present design review material in support of technical interchange meetings with suppliers and external/internal customers.
• Review designs for preliminary sizing of structural reinforcements and load path definition for structural modifications.
• Support design process from preliminary/conceptual design through critical/detail design.
• Write, Review or Approve structural substantiation reports that meet technical requirements for the program and certifying authorities (TCCA/FAA/EASA).
• Assess primary structure, secondary structure, and flight test installations from a static strength perspective.
• Perform fatigue and damage tolerance assessments based on customer’s mission profile requirements.
• MRB duties in support of operations activities (as required).

Skills

FEM analysis

Structural analysis

Excellent communication

Independent multitasking

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Patran

Nastran

Nasgro

Altair

CATIA V5

MS Office

Job description

SOGECLAIR is seeking an experienced stress engineer to perform structural analysis on metallic and non-metallic airframe structures, and to prepare formal documentation in line with customer requirements and certification rules.

You will analyze primary and secondary structures, support design reviews, and contribute to fatigue and damage tolerance assessments for mission profiles. Collaboration across teams and suppliers is essential.