Specialist Stress Engineer – Hybrid Aerospace Structures

Virgin Galactic; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 136,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Specialist Stress Engineer to tackle challenging aerospace structural problems across the program life cycle. You will perform and substantiate analyses, develop and review FEMs, and collaborate with Structures, Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Flight Test teams to ensure vehicle readiness.

The role requires deep experience in structural analysis, strong communication, and the ability to lead a team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 12 years of experience in structural analysis or related aerospace engineering disciplines.
• Strong understanding of material properties and structural load paths.
• Experience creating and evaluating FEA models (NASTRAN) and sizing structures.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical solutions to complex problems that require regular ingenuity and creativity.
• Perform structural analysis to define and verify structural integrity of components, assemblies, and systems.
• Develop and/or utilize finite element models (global and discrete).
• Create, review, and update engineering analytic definitions of components and assemblies.

Skills

12+ years aerospace stress engineering

teamwork & coordination

strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

NASTRAN

MATLAB

Mathcad

VBA/Python/C++

Job description

Virgin Galactic is seeking a Specialist Stress Engineer to tackle challenging aerospace structural problems across the program life cycle. You will perform and substantiate analyses, develop and review FEMs, and collaborate with Structures, Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Flight Test teams to ensure vehicle readiness.

The role requires deep experience in structural analysis, strong communication, and the ability to lead a team in a fast-paced environment.