Structure Stress Engineer

Responsibilities

• Lead and Perform Static, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance (FDT) stress analysis of primary and secondary aircraft structures using classical hand calculation and Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
• Should be having metallic and composite structure stress analysis working experience.
• Understanding of load paths, extraction of loads from Finite Element Models (GFEM/DFEM).
• Determination of critical failure modes and performing analysis to ensure structural integrity.
• Mitigation techniques for low margins of safety.
• Preparation of stress dossiers as per certification requirements.
• Review and validate Stress analysis output and Stress Dossiers to ensure compliance with technical requirements.
• Drive issue resolution by interfacing with cross functional teams (Design, manufacturing, quality, configuration management, etc.).
• Serve as a technical representative for onsite offshore coordination, addressing queries, clarifications, and technical escalations.
• Applicant should preferably be familiar with and have prior working experience on aerospace Stress Tools, including ISAMI.

Qualifications

• Expertise in advanced FEA for model building, updates, and post-processing of complex simulations.
• Capability to perform parametric studies, method calculation iterations, and process/method improvement proposals.
• Proficiency in reviewing, creating, and validating certification documents and technical notes.
• Expertise in stress analysis data preparation, GFEM load extraction, stress model creation, and DFEM creation/modification/analysis.
• Proficiency with Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Analysis for structure.
• Advanced Static and non-linear analysis experience.
• Knowledge of hand calculations and FE analysis.
• Knowledge of aerospace processes and procedures relating to design (RSDP, SIDP, AP, ABD, AIPI, AIPS, etc.).
• Understanding of aerospace design principles and airworthiness requirements.
• Experience of using DocMaster, Airnavx etc.
• Aerospace stress Signatory experience (Checker/approver).
• Valid Aerospace training certificates in SAP, ISAMI, VPM and PASS SSI.
• Bi-lingual (German and English).

Tools

• PATRAN, NASTRAN, ISAMI Analyst, ABAQUS, SAP PAC, GISEH, Hyper Works, PASS SSI, VPM, SRM/ASR, ADL, Python, MS Visual Basic, JIRA, MTS, HSB

Required Qualifications (Non-negotiable requirements)

• 5-10 years of hands on experience in aerospace structural stress analysis.
• Proven experience working on aircraft programs.