Principal Mechanical Engineer - Loads / Stress

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Date: 4 May 2026

Location: Abu Dhabi, AE

Company: EDGE Group PJSC

External Job Description

Position - Principal Mechanical Engineer - Loads / Stress 

Entity :  ADASI

Department -Engineering Services

Location- Abu Dhabi

Key Responsibiities-

•Translate mission profiles and operational scenarios into design loads, working closely with Flight Mechanics, Aerodynamics, Systems, and Test teams.

•Define load cases, combinations, and envelopes, ensuring: Internal consistency across disciplines, Traceability to assumptions and mission definitions ,Practical usability by stress and design teams 

•Establish and document loads methodologies, including: Assumptions and simplifications appropriate for UAV development ,Use of empirical data, hand methods, and analytical models , Clear definition of validity ranges and limitations  

•Provide load inputs to stress, design, and systems teams, including-Section loads, interface loads, and component-level loads ,Time histories or envelopes when required ,Clear definition of coordinate systems and reference conditions 

•Support multidisciplinary integration, ensuring loads are aligned with: Mass properties and CG evolution, Control laws and flight envelope assumptions ,Structural layouts and load paths 

•Contribute to test definition and correlation, including: Ground and flight test instrumentation strategies (strain gauges, accelerometers)  Back-calculation of loads from test data ,Updating models and assumptions based on test evidence  

•Act as a situational technical leader by driving resolution of ambiguous or conflicting inputs ,Challenging unrealistic assumptions ,Providing technically sound direction during design reviews and critical decisions 

•Continuously improve engineering practices, contributing to: Loads process definition and refinement  templates, calculation methods, and internal guidelines , Knowledge sharing across programs

Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (Master’s or PhD preferred)

Professional Experience:

• Strong understanding of aircraft loads development, including maneuver, gust, and ground loads
• Ability to translate real-world missions into engineering load cases, avoiding over-idealization
• Solid grasp of:
        Rigid-body dynamics and inertia effects 
        Load paths and structural interaction 
•Basic aeroelastic considerations (at least at conceptual level) 
• Experience with: Analytical tools (Excel, Python, MATLAB or similar) FEM tools (ANSYS, NASTRAN, Abaqus) for load extraction and distribution 
• Comfortable working with incomplete data, making justified engineering assumptions
Standards & Compliance
• Familiarity with aerospace standards (EASA, FAA, MIL-STD) as guidance frameworks, with the ability to scale and adapt them to UAV and non-certified platforms

Preferred Certifications
• Experience contributing to internal methods, tools, or engineering processes

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