Role: Stress Engineer
Location: Farnborough
Duration: 12 months (Likely extensions) (Possibility for perm)
Rate: £60 per hour (Via Umbrella, Inside IR35)
We are looking for an enthusiastic Senior Stress and Structural Analysis Engineer to work as part of a multi-disciplined team of engineers to develop modifications and trials installations to the QinetiQ fleet of aircraft (both fixed wing and rotorcraft) and customer's aircraft to defined customer requirements. The role will require Finite Element Analysis, hand calculation and compilation of reports, as well as on aircraft surveys and tests to Stress Office and AEC processes to certify the designs to Regulatory Specifications. The role is for an experienced senior engineer with a minimum of 5 years' experience working on aerospace products and/or aircraft modifications.
Candidates with experience as a Compliance Verification Engineer (CVE) for a CAA / EASA 21J and/or MAA DAOS organisation is highly desirable.
Additional project work may include activities in other domains, including review of structures documents and weapons R&D.
Key accountabilities:
Carry out static strength, vibration and fatigue & damage tolerance analysis of airframe modifications and installations using classical hand calculation methods and Finite Element Analysis methods.
Production of formal calculations and supporting documentation to verify the designs meet the regulatory requirements.
Be able to devise and conduct tests of structures (i.e. modal testing) to demonstrate compliance or validate analyses.
Hold a calculation and drawing checking competency.
Support to improving methods and processes within the team
Support the design teams for aircraft surveys
Support to Design Reviews and other meetings including presentations of findings and recommendations
Ensure tasks are completed to agreed milestones, budgets, and to a high standard
Prepare high-quality technical reports and presentations, with traceability back to calculations and source data
Able to mentor junior staff and advise on the development of designs through explanation of stress requirements
Specific domain knowledge:
Experience in conducting structural analysis calculations relating to aircraft modifications to primary and secondary structures using both classical hand calculation methods and finite element analysis. Expert use of FEMAP/NX Nastran or Hyperworks, as well as Abaqus is required.
Experience in conducting fatigue & damage tolerance analysis of aircraft structures.
Experience in the analysis of both metallic and composite structures
Experience of documenting stress calculations and reports to a high standard using MathCad / PTC Prime, Microsoft Word and Excel.
Knowledge and understanding of EASA Certification standards e.g. CS-23, CS-25, CS-27 and CS-29 and equivalent civil standards. Knowledge and understanding of Defence Standard 00-970 is desirable.
Compliance Verification Engineer experience is highly desirable.Qualifications
Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
Chartered Engineer (IMechE or RAeS or similar) is advantageous