EXPLEO GROUP USA is currently looking for Stress Engineer (Metallic/Composite, Fuselage, Structure) to join our team for an exciting new opportunity in Wichita, KS.

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We are a talent incubator. The time you spend at Expleo will turbo-charge your career, allowing you to work on complex technical challenges, enjoy opportunities to expand your skills and take part in inspiring, multi-disciplinary collaborations with your colleagues. Whether working on autonomous vehicles, green planes, the factories of tomorrow or cutting-edge banking technology, you will have the opportunity to become a bolder version of yourself. Let’s change the game together.

The Stress Engineer will apply knowledge of engineering principles, theories, concepts, industry practices and standards to deliver high quality design engineering solutions while assuring procedural compliance within assigned engineering project teams.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, organize and prioritize work contents based on project deliverables.
• Perform detailed stress analysis of aircraft metallic and composite Fuselage components, by classical hand analysis as well as Finite Element methods, to support the structural design change efforts.
• Review and analyze design changes.
• Check to fatigue/static/DT loads.
• Generate stress substantiation reports.
• Develop or review structural qualification plans in accordance with OEM standards and regulatory requirements.
• Review and approve vendor drawings, stress reports, and test reports when requested.
• Coordinate with design engineers, team lead, suppliers, and technical management personnel to assure that the design meets or exceeds the project deliverables and complies with the regulatory requirements.
• Participate in regularly scheduled design reviews and is responsible for presenting stress findings and challenge design solutions.
• Compile and generate progress reports to convey deliverable objectives.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic and sense of urgency for completing work assignments.

Qualifications:

• Degree required
• Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in Aerospace Stress Engineering
• Prior experience using analysis methods/tools
• Experience with both Composite and Metallic structure
• Experience in static (FE and free body), fatigue and transient analysis, Nastran, Patran, Abaqus.
• Able to perform detailed stress analysis using classical hand calculations/analysis as well as Finite Element methods
• Position requires in-depth knowledge of Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials.
• Able to utilize Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Project PC tools
• Position requires in-depth knowledge of Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Expleo Values:

We are guided by shared values in all things we do: Courage, Excellence, Collaboration, Respect and Accountability.

• Courage – We are bold thinkers and doers, always ready to take on new challenges. We think of ourselves as entrepreneurs, matching creativity with vigilance.
• Excellence – We are united by a shared ambition: change the game, together. Continuous performance is both an objective and a mindset.
• Collaboration –Teamwork and emotional intelligence are what makes us stand out in a crowd. We stand shoulder to shoulder, with our clients and our peers, through good times and setbacks.
• Respect – We are a hive of different profiles, and we place a high value on openness and transparency. We show respect, always.
• Accountability – We are reliable. We celebrate our successes, we take responsibility and learn from our failures. This is why we protect our “right to fail” as an opportunity to bounce back and progress.

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, production support, MRO, and quality services, with a presence in over 30 countries. To find out more, visit www.expleogroup.com