Project Role :Engineering Services Practitioner
Project Role Description :Assist with end-to-end engineering services to develop technical engineering solutions to solve problems and achieve business objectives. Solve engineering problems and achieve business objectives using scientific, socio-economic, technical knowledge and practical experience. Work across structural and stress design, qualification, configuration and technical management.
Must have skills :Fatigue & Damage Tolerance F&DT
Good to have skills :NA
Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification :15 years full time education
Summary:As a Mechanical Engineering Practitioner, you will design, analyze, and build structures, machines, devices, systems, and mechanical processes. A strategic aerospace engineering leader specializing in rotary wing platforms, with a strong track record in driving technical delivery, innovation, and client satisfaction. Experienced in shaping engineering processes, delivery governance, and team capability development. Proven ability to influence design and compliance strategies through direct engagement with OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and regulatory bodies. Passionate about digital transformation, with a focus on advancing MBSE, MBD, and digital continuity across the product lifecycle.
Roles & Responsibilities:Lead strategic aerospace engineering engagements for rotary wing platforms, driving technical delivery, innovation, and client satisfaction. Play a key role in shaping engineering processes, delivery governance, and team capability development. Engage directly with aerospace OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers and regulatory bodies, influencing design decisions, compliance strategies, and product lifecycle outcomes. Drive digital engineering transformation, championing initiatives around MBSE, MBD, and digital continuity. Lead and oversee the execution of comprehensive fatigue and damage tolerance analysis for metallic and composite structural parts related to design and development of rotary wing aircrafts primary and secondary structures. Guide the team with interpretation of static analysis results for defining the fatigue critical location, number of calculation points, fatigue sensitive area, primary and secondary load path identification, design philosophy identification, scatter factor selection in alignment with client and regulatory guidelines FAR/CS 25.571, 29.571, MIL-STD-1530 etc. Establish and govern engineering F&DT analysis best practices, design review frameworks, and technical quality gates across the program lifecycle. Provide technical oversight related to F&DT across multiple concept development, structural architecture, F&DT requirement compliance for detailed design, integration, certification and certification test support. Support in generation and review of fatigue test plan (full scale and component level test), interpretation of test results and correlation with analysis in the test report. Level II and level III checker approver signatory for F&DT analysis certification reports, F&DT test plan, test orders and F&DT test reports. Lead root cause investigations, risk assessments, and resolution strategies for stress/F&DT related issues, non-conformances, schedule variance and airworthiness deviations. Finalize the F&DT technical requirements, limitations and associated tasks within defined timelines, ensuring high-quality output with minimal errors. Analyse complex design challenges and propose optimal engineering solutions aligned with project goals and constraints. Provide high level competency for the fatigue spectrum derivation for analysis and the subsequent service load and the test load spectrum derivation. Document the procedure as a signed document for reference. Supervision and approval of method register, F&DT method document, Analysis tools alignment, F&DT certification analysis check lists, certification test report templates and SLA in alignment with client during the initial execution phase. Act as the technical voice of the program, aligning customer expectations with engineering deliverables and strategic goals. Drive end-to-end scope definition, requirements management, and traceability across the engineering structural lifecycle related to F&DT justification. Ensure effective planning, milestone tracking, and schedule variance analysis to maintain alignment with program delivery goals and importantly internal deal construct parameters or solution baselines. Lead effective engineering change management by proactively tracking evolving inputs and shifting requirements. Evaluate and mitigate the impact of delays on schedule variance, resource planning, costs, and milestone achievement through a structured change control process aligned with client approvals and established governance protocols. Represent engineering during customer technical audits, program quality gate reviews, and change control reviews. Ensure engineering activities meet cost, schedule, target weight and performance objectives while maintaining traceability and regulatory compliance. Act as the primary technical/program level interface with the client, ensuring alignment on F&DT compliance objectives and deliverables. Professional & Technical Skills:Expertise in design, development, and integration of metallic and composite helicopter/aircraft structures (primary and secondary) from F&DT perspective. Experience with static and F&DT analysis for sizing large fixed or rotary wing aircraft. Skilled in weight and load path optimization, fatigue, and damage tolerance for certification and testing. Strong knowledge of airworthiness regulations (CS-27/29, FAR 23/25), OEM standards, and FAA/EASA certification. Experienced in test plan preparation, test orders, load derivation, and test-to-analysis correlation for component and full-scale tests. Familiar with certification testing, life extension, and fatigue-resistant structure design. Knowledge of GD&T and drawing standards is a plus. Proficient in FEA and F&DT tools is essential with experience in NASGRO FRANC 3D MSC FATIGUE, MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN, HyperMesh/Optistruct. or similar tools is a strong plus. Can guide the team for automation using Excel MACROS & VBA Python and Catia V5 is a plusDeep understanding of aircraft materials, fatigue, fracture mechanics, fatigue spectrum derivation, and probabilistic crack growth assessment. Familiar with FEA considerations and meshing for F&DT analysis. Experience from concept through design validation, manufacturability, certification, and F&DT test correlation, preferably for rotary wing aircraft. Strong knowledge of helicopter/aircraft load-bearing structures, focusing on integrity, stiffness, and load path optimization under static and fatigue loads. Awareness of failure modes in metallic and composite airframe parts. Skilled in structural classification, F&DT compliance, calculation points, down-selection, and scatter factor selection. Proven expertise in low and high cycle fatigue analysis for fixed or rotary wing aircraft. Acoustics and noise separation knowledge is a plus. Competent in structural sizing to meet certification, test, and manufacturability requirements. Proven experience in static and F&DT sizing for design and integration of rotary-wing and/or fixed-wing aircraft structures across end-to-end design lifecycle phases. Demonstrated experience collaborating with cross-functional teamsincluding design, stress analysis, manufacturing, systems and qualitywithin complex delivery frameworks for aerostructure development programs. Additional Information:- The candidate should have minimum 15 years of engineering experience in the Aerostructures F&DT domain preferably for the rotary wing aircrafts, technical managerial & program manager role for OEM/service providers. - This position is based at client location Bengaluru and 6 days a workweek requiring 8 working hours per day.- A B Tech/M Tech in Aerospace, Aeronautical, or Mechanical Engineering is required
