Aircraft Stress Analyst | Structural Integrity & Certification

Rippling, Inc.; Newport News (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Aery Aviation LLC is seeking a Stress Engineer/Analyst (Contract to Perm) to perform structural analyses and substantiation for aircraft modifications and repairs at our Newport News facility. You will develop strength, fatigue, and damage-tolerance evaluations, and prepare substantiation packages for regulatory and customer approval.

Responsibilities include reviewing designs, modeling load paths, and coordinating with engineers and external stakeholders to ensure manufacturability,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Experience performing structural analyses and developing engineering substantiation for aircraft structures or aerospace products.
• Knowledge of structural mechanics, fatigue, damage tolerance, vibration, and analytical methods.
• Experience preparing analyses, stress reports, and compliance documentation.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills; proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work in office and aircraft hangar environments.
• U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analyses and develop substantiation demonstrating compliance with regulatory, customer, and airworthiness requirements for aircraft modifications, repairs, and certification programs.
• Develop analyses including static strength, fatigue, damage tolerance, vibration, and thermal evaluations to support design decisions.
• Prepare engineering reports, stress reports, margin of safety calculations, and supporting data for regulatory approval.
• Review designs to verify structural integrity, manufacturability, and compliance with requirements.
• Develop load paths, free-body diagrams, models, and assumptions supporting substantiation activities.
• Coordinate with engineers and external stakeholders to resolve structural issues and support program execution.
• Support certification artifacts, substantiation, test plans, and documentation for regulatory and customer approval.
• Provide technical support during fabrication, installation, testing, and modification activities.
• Participate in design reviews and advise on structural integrity, safety, performance, and compliance.
• Maintain analyses and documentation under configuration control according to company standards.

Skills

Structural analysis

FEA

Substantiation

Documentation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

FEMAP

NASTRAN

Abaqus

Mathcad

Job description

Aery Aviation LLC is seeking a Stress Engineer/Analyst (Contract to Perm) to perform structural analyses and substantiation for aircraft modifications and repairs at our Newport News facility. You will develop strength, fatigue, and damage-tolerance evaluations, and prepare substantiation packages for regulatory and customer approval.

Responsibilities include reviewing designs, modeling load paths, and coordinating with engineers and external stakeholders to ensure manufacturability,