Senior Stress Engineer - Aerospace (Metallic/Composite)

expleo-jobs-us-en; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 88,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid Holidays and PTO

Career development

Strong team culture

Job summary

Expleo Group USA is seeking an Expert/Consultant Stress Engineer (Metallic/Composite) to join our Wichita, KS team. The engineer will apply advanced stress analysis to fuselage structures, ensuring regulatory compliance and design integrity.

Ideal candidates have 9+ years in aerospace stress engineering, experience with Nastran, Patran and Abaqus, and Boeing program exposure, with strong analytical skills to produce substantiation reports and participate in design reviews.

Qualifications

• BS in Aerospace Engineering or related discipline.
• 9+ years of aerospace stress engineering experience.
• Experience with stress analysis tools and methods.
• Experience with both composite and metallic structures.
• Must have Boeing program experience.
• Proficient in static, fatigue, and transient analysis; FEM methods.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize and prioritize work contents based on project deliverables.
• Perform detailed stress analysis of aircraft metallic and composite fuselage components using hand methods and Finite Element methods.
• Review and analyze design changes.
• Check fatigue, static, and damage tolerance (DT) loads.
• Generate stress substantiation reports.
• Develop or review structural qualification plans per OEM standards and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, stress reports, and test reports when requested.
• Coordinate with design engineers, team leads, suppliers, and management to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Participate in design reviews and present stress findings.
• Compile progress reports and communicate deliverable status.

Skills

Stress analysis

FEM methods

Classical hand calculations

Engineering mechanics

Education

BS in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Nastran

Patran

Abaqus

Job description

Expleo Group USA is seeking an Expert/Consultant Stress Engineer (Metallic/Composite) to join our Wichita, KS team. The engineer will apply advanced stress analysis to fuselage structures, ensuring regulatory compliance and design integrity.

Ideal candidates have 9+ years in aerospace stress engineering, experience with Nastran, Patran and Abaqus, and Boeing program exposure, with strong analytical skills to produce substantiation reports and participate in design reviews.