Fully Remote Senior Stress Engineer - Certification

Fully Remote Senior Stress Engineer - Certification

Contract: Permanent, full-time Location: Fully remote (long-term) Travel: Quarterly travel to headquarters in the US

We are partnering with a confidential aerospace innovator at the forefront of next-generation aircraft development to appoint a Senior Stress Certification Engineer with a focus on composite materials.

This position offers the opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the certification strategy for a cutting-edge, clean-sheet aircraft programme within the advanced air mobility space.

This is not a traditional hands-on stress analysis position. Instead, the role is designed for a senior technical authority who can provide leadership across composite structures , certification strategy , and structural substantiation.

You will guide and influence engineering and certification teams, ensuring robust compliance approaches and supporting certification activities from concept through to approval.

Key Requirements:

• 9 years' experience working with composite materials within aerospace (structures, stress, or design)
• 5 years' experience in aircraft certification activities within EASA/FAA regulatory frameworks
• Strong expertise in composite structural behaviour, including failure modes and substantiation methods
• Proven experience supporting certification programmes (e.g. Part 23, Part 25, CS-23, SC-VTOL or equivalent)
• Solid background in Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) and static analysis principles

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership across composite structures and certification strategy
• Support airframe design and construction activities from a certification standpoint
• Define and oversee structural substantiation methodologies
• Guide static analysis and Fatigue & Damage Tolerance (F&DT) activities
• Lead input into certification planning and compliance execution
• Collaborate closely with senior engineering, airworthiness, and programme leadership