Stress Engineer - Composite Structures

SOGECLAIR
Kinston, NC

The stress engineer analyzes the structural integrity of aircraft components to ensure they can withstand operational loads and environmental conditions. They use simulation tools and calculations to assess strength, fatigue, and durability. The role is critical in ensuring safety, reliability, and compliance with aviation standards.

 

Key Responsibilities:

· Understand the type of damage and repair.

· Identify and locate the damages in the drawings.

· Identify the potential crack growth possibilities and scenarios.

· Estimate the effect of damage/repair on existing SSIs/PSEs.

· Section properties calculation at the rework location.

· Calculate fatigue stress spectrum and static limit stress using Golihat.

· Generation of beta factors for the crack growth scenarios using "Beta" software or NASGRO.

· Residual strength check analysis in Excel.

· Crack growth analysis through CRPR.

· Specification of inspection requirements such as threshold, repeat intervals, and method of inspections.

· Preparation of DT report per company standards for the DT analysis carried out.

· Quality check on the DT analysis and report.

Requirements

Skills:

· Bachelor Degree of Science in Engineering from an accredited university.

· 5-8 years experience in aerospace repair engineering.

· Experience supporting Airbus A350 Section 15.

· Extensive experience in other fuselage composite structures on other major OEM aircraft platforms.

· Engineering knowledge with experience of FEM in aircraft industry.

· Experience with Damage Tolerance Analysis in aircraft industry.

· Ability to interpret service damage reports.

· Ability to work under tight schedule and manage multiple urgent tasks in parallel.

· Communicate clearly and effectively with a proactive approach to discuss technical issues

· Experience utilizing MS office (Word, Excel, etc.) and DTA tools such as CRPR program for DADT analysis.

Posted 2026-01-20

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