Stress Engineer (m/f/d)

Join us at Dornier Seawings, manufacturer of the world’s most advanced amphibious aircraft.

Speed, comfort, safety and reliability – fusing to a new form of traveling. The amphibious Seastar airplane is the fastest boat in the marina and meets highest  economical standards of the 21stcentury.With its minor infrastructure required, the Seastar can be operated from realCO2 neutral airports – the water – featuring unlimited runways.

Dornier Seawings is a thriving Start-up creating are solution in amphibious, all composite airframe flying boat with secured funding of over USD 300 million from Chinese investors.  We are a highly energetic and ambitious team, who value outstanding talent, serious creativity and elaborate innovation.

Tasks

• Stress analysis of metallic or composite of primary and secondary components by means of hand calculations and/or FEM.
• Write structural substantiation reports that meet the technical requirements of the program and certifying authority.
• Liaise, manage and provide technical direction to offsite suppliers.
• Provide stress support to other areas of the organization, including Design, Production, Flight Test, Quality Assurance and Airworthiness.
• Ensure that the technical content, quality, compliance and safety aspects of any technical data is documented in accordance with internal standards and guidelines.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of the fundamental principles of stress analysis of metallic and composite structure.
• Good understanding of aircraft structural load paths and experience with analysis methodologies for various primary and secondary structural components.
• Capability to set-up an FE model based on DMU or design principles.
• Advanced skills with the following pre/post processor & solvers: Nastran, Hypermesh and Patran.
• Experience with classic hand calculation stress methods (e.g. Niu, Bruhn, ESDU, Roark & ​​Young, HSB).
• Capable of working to deadlines and to follow the calculations procedures developed internally.
• Ability to work independently and to multitask efficiently.
• Understanding of civil aircraft certification rules and experience in certification procedures, ideally with CS/FAR 23.
• Strong motivation and enthusiasm to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Ability to work on details while keeping the big picture in mind.
• Very good knowledge of spoken and written English language. German is a plus.
• Experience with NASTRAN/Patran is a plus
• Experience with Fatigue & DT analysis of airframe components is a plus.
• Experience using Siemens Teamcenter PLM Software (version 10.x) is a plus.
• A master degree in aeronautical engineering, alternatively a similar degree or an adequate education / experience in the aeronautical industry.
• A minimum of 7 years engineering experience in stress analysis.

We offer you:

• Collaboration in a fast-growing, international aviation company
• Flexible working hours
• Home office possible
• Educational leave
• Canteen subsidies
• A varied and dynamic work environment with plenty of room for your own ideas
• Good public transport connections (S-Bahn 20 min from Munich City Center), Motorway A96
• we are located in the middle of beautiful Bavaria (lakes and mountains are close by)