Senior Engineer - Analysis

Overview

In this role you will independently assess and approve stress analyses for aircraft structures from concept to certification. You’ll perform hand calculations, FEA, and validate solutions to meet customer, regulatory, and airworthiness requirements. You’ll work on both composite and metallic structures and may hold an approval stress signatory on Filton projects. This opportunity focuses on solving complex structural challenges within a global, innovation-driven aerospace business.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• Up to 15% Bonus
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working hours

Responsibilities

• Perform stress analysis for composite and metallic structures using classical methods
• Develop, check and approve technical solutions and compliance documentation for work packages
• Possess or aim to hold approval signatory on Filton projects
• Process and verify concessions and non-conformances; implement corrective solutions
• Identify and resolve technical problems and integrate solutions
• Develop and verify methods, plans, and toolsets aligned with design and programme objectives
• Identify technical risk and propose mitigations
• Create and check test specifications/plans or alternate means of compliance
• Develop/check designs compliant with cost and manufacturing requirements (DFMA, design to cost)
• Create and approve work package definitions including interfaces, materials, tolerances

Key requirements

• Bachelor or Master (or equivalent) in a technical field
• 8+ years of stress analysis experience for both composite and metallic structures
• Experience in aerospace or aerostructure design
• Eligible to hold check/approval status as required
• Experience with finite element analysis using Nastran/Patran and Simcenter
• Static, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis experience
• UK Defence project qualification
• capable and flexible teamwork
• problem-solving mindset
• effective technical communication
• stress analysis
• finite element analysis (Nastran/Patran, Simcenter)
• composite and metallic structure design

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