Stress Engineer

Kaleidoscope Innovation

$95K — $115K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering required
  • 5-12 years of structural analysis experience in aerospace
  • Comprehensive knowledge of stress analysis for aircraft structures
  • Familiarity with Boeing Static and Book 1, 2, and 3 Fatigue Analysis Methodologies
  • Experience with Boeing Stress Tools such as IAS, XSA/SA+, and FEADMS
  • Ability to interpret engineering drawings and analysis results
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written

Responsibilities

  • Perform static, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis for aircraft structures
  • Conduct thorough evaluation of critical failure modes for safety compliance
  • Generate Engineering Stress Reports to establish structural integrity
  • Coordinate efforts with design teams and engineering departments
  • Participate in customer review meetings to align on project scope
  • Extract loads from Finite Element Models for analysis accuracy
  • Assess compliance with aerospace regulatory requirements through detailed analysis

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Opportunities for professional development and certification
  • Flexible work hours and supportive work environment
Full Job Description
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Location: Wichita, KS (onsite)

About the Role

Looking for an experienced Stress Engineer specializing in metallic and composite aircraft structures to support structural analysis activities across design, production, and certification phases.

The role focuses on ensuring structural integrity, durability, and compliance with aerospace regulatory requirements through detailed static, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis.

Job Description
  • 5 to 12 years of experience in below areas
    • Perform Static, fatigue and damage tolerance analysis for Aircraft structures using classical hand calculation
    • Applicant should be familiar with Boeing Static and Book 1,2, and 3 Fatigure Analysis Methodologies
    • Applicant should be familiar with and have prior experience with the following:
      • Boeing Stress Tools, including IAS, XSA/SA+, FEADMS, IDTAS, Moss-Duberg, and FAMOSS
      • Understanding of load paths, extractions of loads from Finite Element Models
    • Applicant should be familiar with Damage Tolerance Analysis and CFR25.571
    • Determination of critical failure modes and performing analysis to ensure structural integrity
    • Analysis of aircraft primary/secondary metallic structures
    • Read and interpret engineering drawings
    • Coordinate with cross functional groups including Design, Materials and Process Engineering
    • Participate in review meetings with Customer and SMEs
    • Generate Engineering Stress Report which establishes compliance and safety
    • Interact with customer; understand the Scope of Work and methodology required to meet customer expectations


Required Qualifications
  • At least bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • At least 5 years (
  • Comprehensive knowledge Stress analysis of Aero structures


Preferred Qualifications
  • Knowledge of Aerospace industry and standards
  • Experience in metallic and Composites structural analysis
  • Experience in Load, stress calculations and preparing technical reports
  • Experience in Finite Element Analysis tools (Nastran, Patran)
  • Experience in static, fatigure and damage tolerenace calculations
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of Aerospace industry and standards
  • Experienced in PATRAN, NASTRAN, FEMAP
  • Experience in MRB and SRM
  • Experience in CATIA V5, Enovia


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