Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to support the certification of large aircraft modifications. The successful candidate will lead structural certification activities, ensuring compliance with applicable airworthiness regulations and customer requirements within an approved Design Organisation.

The work will primarily support Boeing 787 (787-8, 787-9 & 787-10) and Dash 8 aircraft modification programmes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead structural certification activities for complex aircraft modification programmes.
• Produce and review structural substantiation reports for primary structure modifications, including fuselage modifications and antenna installations.
• Carry out stress analysis using classical hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Ensure compliance with EASA and FAA airworthiness requirements, including CS-25/FAR 25.
• Act as the technical focal point for stress and certification activities.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams across international locations.
• Represent the engineering team at design and programme reviews, including PDR, CDR, ITCM and FAI meetings.
• Provide engineering support during aircraft modification embodiment.
• Develop practical engineering solutions while maintaining the highest standards of safety, quality and compliance.

Essential Requirements

• Degree qualified in Aerospace, Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Approximately 8+ years' experience in aerospace stress or structural engineering.
• Current or recent experience working within an EASA Part 21J Design Organisation (DOA/DOH).
• Extensive experience of aircraft structural modification and repair.
• Strong knowledge of metallic and/or composite aircraft structures.
• Experience producing structural substantiation reports.
• Proficient in:
• Classical stress analysis
• Hand calculations
• Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
• Technical report writing
• Recent experience as a Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) is highly desirable.
• Good understanding of:
• EASA CS-25
• FAR 25
• JAR-25
• Aircraft structural certification requirements
• Able to manage multiple programmes and work effectively within multidisciplinary engineering teams.