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Lead Stress Engineer

Job Posted: a month ago

Salary: £ 65,000 - 85,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bristol, City of Bristol

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Job Description

Lead Aircraft Stress Engineer – Aerospace Structures
Permanent | Aerospace | Advanced Air Mobility

We are recruiting for an experienced Aircraft Stress Engineer to join a cutting-edge aerospace programme focused on eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) aircraft and advanced air mobility platforms.

This role is ideal for a hands-on Structural Analysis Engineer with strong experience in airframe primary structures, composite materials, and certification-driven environments.

Key Responsibilities:

  * Perform detailed stress analysis on composite and metallic aircraft structures (wing, fuselage, empennage)

  * Conduct Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using tools such as Nastran, Patran, Hypermesh, Abaqus or Simcenter 3D

  * Produce and check stress reports (PSR, JSR) to support airworthiness and certification

  * Support FAA / EASA certification activities

  * Participate in design reviews, trade studies and structural optimisation

  * Ensure structures meet safety, manufacturability and maintainability requirements

  * Experience of leading engineering teams ranging from 5 to 20 team members

Required Experience:

  * Background in aerospace structural analysis / aircraft stress engineering

  * Strong knowledge of composite and metallic airframe structures

  * Hands-on experience with Nastran or equivalent FEA solvers

  * Experience writing formal stress reports and certification documentation

  * Familiarity with airworthiness regulations (FAA, EASA)

Desirable: Hypersizer, Solver 400, Simcenter 3D, Windchill PLM, rotorcraft or eVTOL experience.

This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to next-generation electric aircraft in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

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