Principal Stress Engineer

Date Posted:

2025-08-29

Country:

United States of America

Location:

HCA21: Aerostructures - Chula Vista 850 Lagoon Blvd, Chula Vista, CA, 91910 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the company’s immigration sponsorship now or in the future. The company will not offer immigration sponsorship for this position.​ The company will not seek an export authorization for this role.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace is looking for a Principal Stress Engineer, Aftermarket Technical Services with a deep knowledge and highly developed technical expertise. You will perform stress analysis and approve repairs and allowable damage limits across multiple programs to be incorporated into the Structural Repair Manual. You will work independently, providing technical guidance to junior engineers, making recommendations to management, and working on standardization to improve turnaround times.

Relocation package available

What You Will Do:

• You will work onsite in Chula Vista, CA
• Perform stress analysis and develop analytical methods for complex technical issues requiring creativity and ingenuity in creating product repairs and allowable damage limits to support engine manufacturers and airframers
• Guide and mentor others in stress analysis on nacelle structural hardware to substantiate Structural Repair Manuals (SRM) repairs and allowable damage.
• Work with production engineering to understand design changes and evaluate impact to structure maintainability, repairability, and maintenance manuals (CMM, SRM, AMM).
• Support and/or lead regular customer meetings with both internal and external to evaluate potential enhancements for Aircraft in-service.
• Represent company in technical review meetings and have excellent customer relations and negotiating skills.
• Work with a global team.
• Develop analytical tools and process improvements to increase efficiency and increase quality.
• Serve as the key point of contact for internal and external customers on complex technical issues.
• Mentor other engineers and lead teams in the generation of standard work for repair development.
• Work with all levels of maintenance, engineering, and management personnel.

Must Have Qualifications:

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) unless prohibited by local laws/regulations and minimum 8 years of prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years experience
• Experience with repair analysis of metallic and/or composite structures.
• Experience with load path, load balance, free body diagram and experience in classical hand analysis
• Finite element analysis of structures using Patran/Nastran (soln's 101, 106, 400).
• Experience with technical writing

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Experience in MRB and MRO repairs.
• Knowledge in Automation (Excel VBA & Visual Basic applications)
• Composite nacelle and exhaust repair experience and detailed understanding of nacelle systems
• Basic CATIA V and FiberSim skills
• Familiarity on specialty manufacturing processes for aerospace components.
• Programming experience (Python, JavaScript, etc.)

What We Offer

Some of our competitive benefits package includes:   

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance  
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  
• Tuition reimbursement program 
• Student Loan Repayment Program  
• Life insurance and disability coverage  
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection 
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits 
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  
• Adoption Assistance           
• Autism Benefit  
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program 
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services 
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  
• Relocation assistance available
•  And more!  

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