Lead Stress Engineer (Aerospace)

Job overview

The Lead Stress Engineer is an onsite role based in Whitestown, IN, with a salary range of $115,700 to $150,500 per year. This position supports the manufacturing of the T-7A Redhawk military trainer aircraft for the United States Air Force within the engineering department. The role exists to bridge the gap between engineering design and production, ensuring structural integrity through static and damage tolerance analysis while facilitating communication between manufacturing, quality, and design teams to resolve production issues.

What you'll do

• Perform static and DaDT structural analyses of metallic and composite airframe structures
• develop designs meeting program requirements for weight, cost, and quality
• utilize FEA, 3DX, and Catia V5 for load distribution and optimization
• disposition non-conforming conditions
• act as the primary liaison between design engineering and manufacturing
• interpret technical drawings to resolve production concerns
• provide real-time support to assembly teams
• investigate non-conformances and implement corrective actions.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

whitestown in

aerospace

stress engineer

mrb

fea

catia v5

defense

$115k-$150k

no on-call

onsite

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• paid time off
• tuition and student loan assistance
• disability coverage
• employee stock purchase plan.

Why this role

Focuses on both MRB/Liaison and stress engineering capacities for military aircraft production.

About the employer

Saab is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.