Stress and F&DT Signatory Here at KDC, we require both F&DT and Stress Signatory to be a part of our engineering team based at our Bristol site. The successful candidate will be used to supporting fixed price work packages whilst operating as an approval signatory, or as a checker with significant experience working towards signatory. Responsibilities include: Customer technical liaison to understand their requirements Support and input to the development of static or F&DT analysis task scoping and work breakdown structures to fulfil the customer requirements as fixed price tasking. Highlight associated technical and commercial risks/assumptions against the scope. Regular interaction with internal analysis team and customer technical points of contact to ensure that tasking is progressing using the agreed methods and processes. Identifying and reporting any changes in approach or scope Checking / approval of static or F&DT analysis work package deliverables; technical reports, dossiers, supporting analysis files, drawings etc to agreed budgets and timescales. Where required perform analysis and associated documentation. Liaising with KDC and customer design/systems teams to ensure integration and collaboration between stress, analysis, design and systems teams. What You Bring to the Team: Significant relevant experience in aerospace or high integrity analysis roles Extensive experience as a Stress or F&DT Engineer operating at a senior level within the aerospace industry and able to demonstrate knowledge of hands on capability of both conventional and customer specific methods. Track record of signatory responsibility within the aerospace industry including approval of technical deliverables. Analysis and approval experience of both metallic and composite aircraft structure. Strong awareness and understanding of the responsibilities of an Approval role and able to demonstrate a comprehensive working knowledge of aerospace standards. Established engineering capability and someone who can anticipate problems and plan to mitigate. ISAMI/Patran/Nastran/Hyperworks/MS Office/GSuite