Static Stress Engineer (Contract)

Mission

Create high quality integrated and certified engineering repair solutions for the airlines and internal customers within given time scales.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform stress/strength analyses to assess that structural integrity requirements have been met using standard hand and computer methods.
• Assignments include structural sizing/documentation and subsequent certification documents for in-service fleet support.
• Perform durability and damage tolerance analyses to verify that structural integrity requirements have been met.
• Assignments may include detail part sizing, layout maturation, trade study analysis, weight reduction efforts, certification activity, or in-service support.
• Liaise with Design, Fatigue and other appropriate Airbus departments to come up with optimum design solutions for the airline customer.
• Liaise with Principal and Senior Static Engineers in order to ensure that methods, assumptions, data and procedures reflect on-going developments.
• Ensure, with the relevant technical signature delegation, that the final repair solution brings the aircraft back into an airworthy condition.
• Identify and support local improvement initiatives to increase team efficiency through process, methods and tools improvements.
• Ensure all tasks and activities required for Repair Engineering are correctly planned, monitored and executed to achieve customer time scales.
• Provide responses for routine repair queries by giving guidance as required within Airbus Operations and Customer Services in a clear and concise manner.
• Together with other Repair Design and Fatigue Engineers, be a member of an integrated engineering team, ensuring its strategy, policy and direction is maintained.

Additional Responsibilities

N/A

Profile

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future need for visa sponsorship.
• This role is subject to ITAR regulations and is therefore limited to U.S. persons (U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees authorized under ITAR requirements).
• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical) with a strong curriculum emphasis on structural design and analysis and mechanics of materials is required.
• Minimum of 3 years analysis experience in airframe design/repair programs.
• Up to 5% Domestic and International Travel involved
• Position requires in-depth knowledge of classical and numerical (Finite Element) stress analysis methods.
• Exposure to airframe design, stress analysis, composites, MRB, FAR/JAR/CS/Part 21, Certification, CATIA, NASTRAN, PATRAN and HYPERWORKS is desired.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, & PowerPoint).
• Proficiency with G-Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides).
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English (verbal and written).
• Preferred:
• A Master's Degree in Engineering is a plus.
• MRO/Fleet Engineering experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with coding in Python a plus
• Conversational French and/or German is a plus.