Senior Stress Engineer

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Senior Stress Engineer to join our Engineering department based in Wichita, Kansas or Mobile, Alabama.

Our Engineers have the privilege of working on complex, highly engineered machines and are involved at all stages of the aircraft life cycle, from product development to manufacturing and direct support to our airline customers. If you're interested in designing, creating, and testing the present and future of Airbus products across the globe, join our mission to connect the world.

Located on the Wichita State University (WSU) innovation campus is Airbus' first dedicated engineering facility outside of Europe. Our team of 200+ support staff and engineers focus on aerostructure design including analysis of aircraft primary structures, such as wings and fuselages, for all major Airbus products across the globe.

• Financial Rewards:
  Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
• Work/Life Balance:
  Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
• Health & Welfare:
  Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
• Individual Development:
  Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

• Autonomously perform complex analyses to verify that structural integrity requirements have been met. Team assignments may include detail part sizing, layout maturation, trade study analysis, weight reduction efforts, certification activity, or in-service support.
• Document analyses in support of trade studies or detail drawing sign-off for airframe structure.
• Liaise with Design, Fatigue and other appropriate Airbus departments to come up with optimum design solutions.
• Mentor and provide leadership to less experienced structural analysts.
• Leads in the preparation of complex business and technical material and presentation packages.
• Accept broad objectives with agreed deadlines and establish the tasks required and how they should be completed.
• Demonstrates a high level of listening and oral skills by leading discussions on issues, solutions, ideas, and status of work.
• Applies extensive technical expertise and has full knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Ability to obtain Static Authorizer Technical Signatory.
• Guides and/or leads the successful completion of projects and execute activities to achieve customer requirements.
• Key technical contact on contracts and projects. Interacts with senior external personnel on major technical matters.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) Degree in Engineering (Aero, Civil, Mechanical).
• Minimum nine (9) years total experience in analysis with airframe structures. Experience to include static stress analysis with airframe structures.
• Position requires in-depth knowledge of classical and numerical (Finite Element) stress analysis methods.
• Capable of working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment both independently and collectively.
• Dependable, self-motivated and accessible.
• Team player demonstrating a positive & collaborative attitude.
• Able to lead teams technically to achieve agreed milestones.
• Demonstrates a refined…