Senior Stress Engineer (Aerospace Structures)

Location: On-site in Wichita, Kansas or Mobile, Alabama, United States; 90% on-site

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures commercial aircraft and provides engineering support across the aircraft life cycle, from product development and manufacturing to airline customer support.

What you will do

• Perform complex static stress analyses to verify structural integrity requirements for metallic and non-metallic airframe structures.
• Support detail part sizing, layout maturation, trade studies, weight reduction, certification activities, and in-service support.
• Document analyses for trade studies and detail drawing sign-off.
• Collaborate with Design, Fatigue, and other engineering departments to develop optimized structural solutions.
• Lead technical projects, presentations, discussions, and customer-focused activities.
• Mentor less experienced structural analysts and support the development of technical material.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in aerospace, civil, mechanical, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• At least nine years of experience analyzing airframe structures, including static stress analysis.
• In-depth knowledge of classical and numerical finite element stress analysis methods.
• Experience with airframe design, metallic and composite structures, stress analysis, certification, and related structural processes.
• Experience with CATIA, NASTRAN, PATRAN, MS Excel, and Google Suite is required or desired depending on the tool.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States and communicate effectively in English; hirify.global does not sponsor visas for US positions.

Nice to have

• Experience with SRM, MRB, FAR/JAR/CS/Part 21, and certification activities.
• Ability to obtain Static Authorizer Technical Signatory authorization.

Culture & Benefits

• On-site engineering environment at the Wichita State University innovation campus or the Mobile facility.
• Competitive base salary and incentive compensation, potentially including profit sharing.
• Retirement savings plan and participation in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan.
• Paid time off, holidays, and paid parental leave.
• Medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental insurance coverage.
• Access to leadership development, certifications, international mobility, and more than 10,000 e-learning courses.