ATR - Stress Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Toulouse Area, France. The role requires professional travel in France and abroad and availability for shift work 24/7, including public holidays.

Company

hirify.global operates the ATR aircraft engineering and structural stress organization.

What you will do

• Produce structural stress justifications for aircraft development, production support, in-service support, repairs, and design modifications.
• Perform or review static, fatigue, and damage-tolerance analyses for metallic and composite structures.
• Liaise with ATR suppliers and partners to define justification methods and coordinate assigned activities.
• Check and validate technical stress notes delivered by suppliers and partners.
• Provide structural stress advice and technical support to the Structures department and ATR Engineering directorate.
• Support aircraft certification, continued airworthiness, production-line issues, and in-service structural damage assessment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or equivalent in aeronautical or mechanical engineering.
• At least 10 years of experience in structural stress analysis.
• Strong knowledge of static, fatigue, and damage-tolerance methods for metallic and composite structures.
• Knowledge of aeronautical regulations, including JAR/CS and FAR, and familiarity with aircraft structural manuals.
• Familiarity with Patran/Nastran, Safe/Isami, or equivalent structural analysis tools.
• English at B2 level or higher, including technical aeronautical English, is required.

Nice to have

• French at B2 level.
• Experience with aircraft production and in-service support issues.
• Strong communication, pragmatic problem-solving, autonomy, proactivity, and results orientation.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employment within a professional structural engineering organization.
• Collaboration with ATR suppliers, subcontractors, and partners including Airbus Atlantic and Leonardo.
• Flexible working arrangements are supported where possible to facilitate collaboration.
• The role emphasizes integrity, compliance awareness, continuous improvement, and customer satisfaction.