Stress Analyst – Aircraft Structures

About the role

We are looking for a skilled Stress Analyst to support structural analysis of advanced aerospace vehicles and components. This hands‑on role involves evaluating aircraft structures for strength, stability, fatigue, damage tolerance, and other performance requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis at component, assembly, and aircraft levels using FEMAP and NASTRAN.
• Analyze strength, buckling, fatigue, damage tolerance and other failure modes for metallic and composite structures.
• Develop and review NASTRAN input decks, solver cards, and load assumptions.
• Conduct hand calculations to validate FEA results and calculate margins of safety.
• Prepare technical documentation and analysis reports and communicate findings to multidisciplinary teams.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of aerospace structural or stress analysis experience.
• Authorized to work in the United States and able to obtain a U.S. Secret Clearance.
• Willingness to work onsite in Costa Mesa, CA (Monday‑Friday) and relocate if necessary.

Required skills

• Hands‑on experience with FEMAP.
• Proficiency in NASTRAN (input decks and solver cards).
• Strong understanding of aircraft structural mechanics, including strength, buckling, fatigue and damage tolerance.
• Experience with both metallic and composite aerospace structures.
• Ability to perform engineering hand calculations and first‑principles analysis.