Stress Engineer

À propos de Ascendance Flight Technologies

At Ascendance we are building tomorrow's hybrid-electric aviation with ATEA, a unique Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft powered by STERNA, our in-house hybrid-electric propulsion system. We focus our efforts in designing an innovative, safe, silent, clean and affordable aircraft that will be able to blend into existing infrastructures and regulations to ease its deployment and maximise social acceptance.

If you are looking for a place where you will have a direct impact on very ambitious products, where you will work close to the hardware and where you can witness the result of your hard work quickly, board ATEA and come fly with us toward the future of aviation

Le poste

Your role :

You have demonstrated experience in stress engineering of metallic and composite structure in the aerospace industry, with an aerospace background.

Additionally, you have applied FEM simulation. Within a highly motivated, multi-disciplinary team you develop and refine the state-of-the-art composite structure of the aircraft that is key to its best-in-class performance.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be

• Detailed sizing, static, damage tolerance, and modal analysis of structural aircraft components utilizing both classical hand calculations and finite element analysis.
• Develop aircraft structural models for stress analysis and sizing of primary and secondary structures to support trade studies and manufacturing optimization.
• Supporting reviews of composite design, airframe structural configuration layouts and detail design including structural layouts, preliminary sizing, joint layouts and part design, utilizing metallic and composite materials.
• Conducting design trades, optimizations for final product configuration definitions considering safety, strength and weight.
• Define and document stress analysis to substantiate for regulatory agencies that requirements are satisfied.
• As a stress engineer you may contribute to testing activities and report review.

Where do we stand?
Founded on Ascendance's strong values, the whole team is involved in creating both innovative products to decarbonize aviation and an accurate company structure to support its fast development.

Full scale testbenches are ongoing while full scale aircraft development is running at full speed.

Sky's our limit, we are looking forward to the flight test campaign

Profil recherché

The job has been made for you if you have :

• Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree with a minimum 7 years of professional experience as a stress engineer performing structural analysis and FEA of composite and metal structure.
• Advanced proficiency in finite element analysis, including nonlinear static analysis of composite structures or metallic structures.
• Ability to generate and review detailed analysis reports and aircraft type certification documents.
• Highly proactive attitude with the ability to manage multiple assignments.
• Structured way of working, high sense of responsibility and accountability.

We are meant to work together if you :

• Are sensitive to the climate change impacts
• Have ability to work autonomously with a drive for initiative related to the start-up environment and work in a small team
• Be solution and delivery-oriented
• You are a real team player who wants to build a big success story with us
• You are passionate about new tech

What We Offer

• An international and dynamic team
• A remote policy to allow you flexibility
• Health insurance (supported to 50% by AFT)
• A dynamic workplace providing equal opportunities for disability, gender equity… Everyone is welcome at Ascendance

Recruitment process :

• Application evaluations (CVs….)
• Talent Interview
• Technical Interview
• Meet others Ascenders
• Reference check

Non-discrimination and diversity are our priorities. AFT is open to hire personalities with their own differences.
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