About this role
About Us <p style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif, Inter, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:3pt 0px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;"><span style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">STARK is a new kind of defence technology company revolutionizing the way autonomous systems are deployed across multiple domains. We design, develop and manufacture high performance unmanned systems that are software-defined, mass-scalable, and cost effective. This provides our operators with a decisive edge in highly contested environments.</span></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif, Inter, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:3pt 0px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;"><br style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:inherit;"></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Roboto, sans-serif, Inter, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;margin:3pt 0px;color:rgb(66,66,66);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;text-transform:none;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:1.38;"><span style="border:0px solid rgb(229,231,235);font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">We’re focused on delivering deployable, high-performance systems - not future promises. In a time of rising threats, STARK is bolstering the technological edge of NATO Allies and their Partners to deter aggression and defend Europe - today.</span></p> Your mission <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p>As a Load & Stress Engineer, you will be responsible for ensuring the structural integrity, safety, and performance of UAV systems throughout the design, production, and testing lifecycle. You will perform classical hand calculations and advanced finite element analyses to size, validate, and optimize structural components under static and dynamic loading conditions. </p><p>Working closely with mechanical design, manufacturing, and test teams, you will provide rapid, data-driven feedback to support design improvements, resolve non-conformities, and assess production or test anomalies.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> Responsibilities <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Perform rapid hand calculations for initial component sizing and quick verification.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You will create, validate, and maintain Finite Element (FE) models for both static and dynamic calculations.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Provide continuous, data-driven feedback to the mechanical design team to optimize structural components and systems.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Give Guidance to engineering and production decisions regarding non-conformities using rapid analytical troubleshooting.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You will actively support ground and flight test activities, including hands-on, real-time support when required.</span></p></li></ul> Qualifications <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You have demonstrated experience performing classical hand calculations for structural sizing.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You are experienced with HyperMesh and OptiStruct for building, maintaining, and running static and dynamic FE simulations.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You possess an understanding of flight loads, load derivation, and industry-standard global-to-local load cascading approaches.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You are capable of delivering quick, reliable analyses under tight timelines to support production or test anomalies.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You have a proven capability to be flexible and creative under conditions with limited data to deliver structural assessments.</span></p></li></ul> Nice to have <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Ideally experience with ground test rigs, test setup, and execution.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">You are familiar with ground and flight test instrumentation such as strain gauges and accelerometers.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Working knowledge of STANAG standards and regulations related to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Experience with flight vibrations and ground vibration tests(GVTs)</span></p></li></ul>