Stress Engineer/ Analyst (Contract to Perm)
On-siteNewport News, Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Perform structural analyses and develop engineering substantiation for aircraft modifications, repairs, and certification programs, verifying compliance with strength, stiffness, fatigue, damage tolerance, and airworthiness requirements. Develop engineering reports, stress reports, margin of safety calculations, and supporting documentation required for regulatory and customer approval. Review designs and drawings to validate structural integrity, manufacturability, and maintainability while coordinating with engineers and stakeholders to resolve structural issues. Create structural load paths, free-body diagrams, and analytical models to support fabrication, installation, testing, and certification activities. Participate in engineering design reviews and provide technical recommendations regarding safety and regulatory compliance. Maintain engineering analyses under configuration control and support continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university
- Experience performing structural analyses and developing engineering substantiation for aircraft structures, mechanical systems, or aerospace products
- Working knowledge of structural mechanics, materials, fatigue, damage tolerance, vibration, analytical methods, finite element analysis (FEA), classical hand calculations, and engineering evaluation techniques
- Experience preparing engineering analyses, stress reports, margin of safety calculations, and supporting compliance documentation
- Strong analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Ability to work in both office and aircraft hangar environments
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status
Desired Qualifications
- Five or more years of experience supporting aircraft modification, repair, integration, or aerospace product development programs
- Experience developing structural substantiation supporting FAA certification, STC programs, military airworthiness, or other regulated aerospace projects
- Familiarity with MIL-HDBK-516C airworthiness requirements and military aircraft modification programs
- Experience performing static strength, fatigue, damage tolerance, vibration, thermal, or finite element analyses supporting aircraft structures
- Experience developing engineering reports, substantiation packages, compliance documentation, test plans, and certification support documentation
- Experience supporting aircraft production, modification, installation, ground testing, or flight test activities
- Familiarity with aerospace materials, manufacturing processes, fastener systems, composite structures, and aircraft structural repair practices
- Experience using commercial engineering analysis software such as ANSYS, FEMAP, NASTRAN, Abaqus, Mathcad, or equivalent analytical tools
- Experience working directly with customers, DERs, FAA representatives, OEMs, suppliers, or certification authorities
- Familiarity with configuration management, engineering release processes, and aerospace quality systems such as AS9100
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