Stress Engineer – Contractor

Stirling Dynamics

Stress Engineer supporting design and development of structural components for aerospace applications. Responsible for analytical methods and FEA, collaborating with multidisciplinary project teams.

Posted 4/15/2026contractBristol • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Perform structural analysis of mechanical and electro-mechanical assemblies to satisfy project requirements.
Prepare design support documentation and maintaine concise engineering records.
Conduct static and fatigue assessment of metallic component using classical hand calculation and FEA (Finite Element Analysis).
Support design trade studies by recommending structural improvements for weight reduction, stiffness, manufacturability, and reliability.
Generate and maintain stress substantiation documentation such as stress reports or certification/compliance evidence packs.
Work closely with design engineers to ensure stress considerations are incorporated early in the design cycle.
Participate in technical design reviews and provide stress sign-off support (PDR/CDR type reviews).
Ensure compliance with applicable standards and best practices relevant to the work, including those issued via the Company’s Quality Management System, certification and statutory bodies.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent (Master’s preferred).
Strong understanding of static and fatigue strength analysis principles, including familiarity with various typical aerospace metallic materials.
Proficiency with FEA tools such as ANSYS, Nastran/Patran or similar, including the validation and verification process.
Ability to collaborate with design engineers to optimise geometry for structural performance and manufacturability.
Strong technical writing skills: able to create clear stress reports with traceable assumptions and results.
Ability to communicate analysis outcomes to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Comfortable working in fast-paced development environments.
Understanding of certification-oriented development of aerospace structures.
Familiarity with landing gear structural substantiation and typical design practices.
CAD familiarity (CATIA v5/3DX, SolidWorks) to support geometry interrogation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A competitive rate will be agreed based on the contractor's experience.

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Hard Skills & Tools

structural analysisstatic strength analysisfatigue strength analysisFinite Element Analysis (FEA)stress substantiation documentationtechnical writinggeometry optimizationcertification-oriented developmentlanding gear structural substantiationdesign trade studies

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationtechnical writingproblem-solvingattention to detailadaptabilitytime managementinterpersonal skillscritical thinkingability to work in fast-paced environments

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Aerospace EngineeringMaster's degree in Mechanical EngineeringMaster's degree in Aerospace Engineering