Aerostructures Analysis Senior/Lead Engineer

Job Summary :

We are looking for an experienced Aerostructures Analysis Senior/Lead Engineer to perform and lead structural analysis activities for aircraft primary and secondary structures. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in static stress analysis, fatigue and damage tolerance (F&DT), finite element analysis (FEA), structural sizing, and aerospace certification requirement

Experience: 7+ Yrs

Location: Bangalore

Required Skills

• Conduct classical stress analysis for static and Fatigue for metallic and non-metallic components.
• Assess aircraft structures including fuselage, wing, empennage, nacelle, powerplant mounting, landing gear attachment, and cabin interiors.
• Develop detailed and coarse-global finite element models (DFEM and GFEM) to support structural design.
• Prepare and review engineering documentation, including stress reports and regulatory compliance plans.
• Support structural testing by evaluating strength-stiffness requirements and developing appropriate test strategies.
• Develop and maintain analysis tools, templates, and best practices for stress calculations.
• Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior engineers and analysts.
• Prepare and review engineering documentation, including stress reports and regulatory compliance plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related field, with 10+ years of progressive experience in aerospace structural analysis.
• Proficient in classical stress analysis, with knowledge of aircraft design principles and industry-standard aerospace methodologies, as applicable to metallic and composite structures (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, etc.)..
• Expertise in FEM tools such as NASTRAN, Patran, HyperMesh, FEMAP, or ANSYS.
• Comfortable using spreadsheets, scripting (e.g. VBA, MATLAB, Python or similar), and custom calculation tools.
• Understanding of certification requirements, including fatigue and damage tolerance criteria, per CAR 525 / 14-CFR Part 25 / CS-25 Transport Category aircraft regulations.
• Experience preparing substantiation reports, and interacting with certification authorities and their delegates.
• Excellent communication, documentation, problem-solving skills.

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