Composite Stress Team Leader - Aerospace - Bristol UK

Our Aerospace Client

based in Filton UK have a requirement to support their Technology design programs, concentrating on Composite formed spars, spar tool design, AFP design and RTM products.

A Composite Stress Team Leader is required for their advanced composite technology programme. The candidate must have strong technical experience with composites, preferably with next generation advanced composites and composite wingtips.

The aim of the program is to develop new composite methods to accurately predict the strength and performance of composite structures using next generation manufacturing techniques. To accomplish this, several composite structural wingbox type demonstrators are planned to be designed, manufactured and tested to validate the stress and manufacturing methods and gain insight to the performance of the composite technology.

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Stress Team Leader:

The team leader will lead a small team 1-3 engineers in providing stress and technical analysis of a number of wingtip composite demonstrators. The candidate must have strong technical experience with composites, preferably with next generation advanced composites and be able to make key technical decisions, interface with technical stakeholders and be able advance the creation of stress methodology to assess next generation composite structure.

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Responsibilities:

Lead a small team to execute work package tasks and generate the required stress documentation and reports.

Be able to manage schedule, costs, estimates, and people to achieve work package objectives.

Be able to propose and make key technical decisions on product design, material performance, and design architecture decisions to meet performance requirements.

Be able to conduct a variety of stress analysis on wingbox type composite structures including general strength analysis, stiffness assessments, buckling and stability strength, fastener and joint strength, standard composite strength analysis of both sandwich and thermoset composite panels, composite damage tolerance analysis of open hole strength and compression-after-impact strength.

Have a good understanding of wingbox structure design including understanding load and stiffness requirements, design of load interfaces such as flap and moveable surfaces and wingbox to fuselage connections

Be able to perform finite element analysis using GKN recognized toolsets (such as Nastran/Patran, Simcenter 3D). Candidate should be capable of creating, modifying, and post-processing results from FEM models.

Generate stress documentation including reserve factor summaries, detailed stress justifications, and certification reports

Perform all activities at a level of minimal supervision and guide other engineers within the work package as required.

Identify and assess technical risk and propose mitigations relevant to the work package within assigned programmes/projects.

Support generation of test specifications/plans and/or alternate means of compliance (analysis/similarity) as required to demonstrate design solution complies with certification requirements.

Be able to interpret and process design data including interfaces, dimensions, materials, parts, manufacturing process requirements, assemblies, and tolerances as part of the stress analysis of components.

Deliver assigned project deliverables, documents, and reports to the required quality standards and within the assign project target milestones.

Work within a team environment located both locally and remotely.

Support and participate in technical and customer reviews, including formal gate reviews, including the creation and preparation of technical data and presentations of a work package.

Be capable, and ideally held, stress signatory authority for drawings and stress reports.

The selected Engineer will be required to work from our clients Filton Offices, with Hybrid working available 3 days onsite and 2 days from home for the right candidate.

This role is deemed an inside IR35 Contract. The selected candidate will be paid PAYE through Strongfield Consultants. Candidates will undergo standard BPSS security Clearance vetting for onsite working. This is a civil aerospace program.