Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
• Perform detailed and global finite element analysis (DFEM and GFEM) to support structural design, modifications, and certification.
• Execute and validate classical hand calculations for static strength, fatigue, and damage tolerance analysis.
• Support structural modifications strength evaluation
• Analyze structural components including Large Cargo Door mechanisms, fuselage, underfloor structures, wings, nacelles, and interiors.
• Collaborate with Design, Loads, Materials, and Liaison Engineering to ensure structural integrity and manufacturability of designs.
• Prepare and review engineering documentation, including stress reports, substantiation packages, and compliance matrices.
• Support certification efforts with regulatory agencies (TCCA, FAA, EASA), including coordination with Design Approval Representatives (DARs).
• Assist in the development and maintenance of analysis tools, templates, and best practices for stress calculations.
• Track daily project tasks progress and communicate to stakeholders
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers and analysts.
• Project schedule tracking with customer and coordination with offshore teams
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering
• 10+ years of progressive experience in aircraft structural stress analysis.
• Expertise in FEM tools such as Altair Hyperworks Version 2024.1
• Strong experience with DFEM and GFEM modelling, mesh refinement, boundary conditions, and results interpretation.
• Proficient in hand calculations using classical methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, OEM methodology/manuals).
• Comfortable using spreadsheets, scripting tools (e.g., Python, VBA), and custom calculation tools.
• Solid understanding of certification requirements, including fatigue and damage tolerance criteria per FAR/CS Part 23/25.
• Experience preparing substantiation reports and interacting with certification authorities or DERs.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with legacy aircraft structure and modification/repair analysis.
• Experience in weight optimization, composite structure analysis, or crashworthiness is an asset.
• Knowledge of PLM systems (e.g. ENOVIA) and configuration control processes.
• Strong analytical and problem - solving skills
• Good engineering judgment and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
• Organized, proactive, and results - driven
