Aery Aviation LLC
Stress Engineer/ Analyst (Contract to Perm)
Newport News, VA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 18 days ago
Customer SupportANSYSFEAStructural AnalysisMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringAvidCommunicationProblem SolvingMicrosoft Office
About the role
- The Stress Analyst is responsible for the structural analysis, substantiation, and documentation of aircraft structures and mechanical systems associated with aircraft modifications, repairs, and certification programs.
Responsibilities
- They provide technical guidance throughout the design process by validating engineering assumptions, identifying structural risks, and supporting fabrication, installation, testing, and certification activities.
Requirements
- The Stress Analyst develops engineering reports, substantiation packages, and supporting documentation required to demonstrate compliance with applicable regulatory and customer requirements.
- 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.
Benefits
- We offer the right candidate the chance to join a forward-thinking organization, supported by a competitive compensation and benefits package.
Company info
- Looking For 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.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status.
- What You Will Be Doing Perform structural analyses and develop substantiation demonstrating compliance with applicable regulatory, customer, and airworthiness requirements for aircraft modifications, repairs, and certification programs.
- Develop engineering analyses including static strength, fatigue, damage tolerance, vibration, thermal, and other evaluations necessary to support design decisions and certification activities.
- Prepare engineering reports, stress reports, margin of safety calculations, compliance documentation, and supporting technical data required for regulatory approval.
- Review engineering designs, drawings, and proposed aircraft modifications to verify structural integrity, manufacturability, maintainability, and compliance with applicable requirements.
- Develop structural load paths, free-body diagrams, analytical models, and engineering assumptions supporting substantiation activities.
- Coordinate with Mechanical Engineers, Mechanical Design Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Certification Engineers, Production, Quality, and external stakeholders to resolve structural issues and support successful program execution.
- Support development of certification artifacts, compliance substantiation, engineering reports, test plans, and supporting documentation required for regulatory and customer approval.
- Provide technical support during fabrication, assembly, installation, troubleshooting, testing, and aircraft modification activities.
- Participate in engineering design reviews and provide technical recommendations regarding structural integrity, safety, performance, reliability, maintainability, and regulatory compliance.
- Maintain engineering analyses and supporting documentation under configuration control and ensure work products comply with company standards and procedures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives, development of engineering analysis methods, design standards, and lessons-learned activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager.
- You Must Have Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline from an accredited college or university.
- 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.
- U.S. Citizenship or Permanent Resident status Nice to Haves 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship or Permanent Resident status
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