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Aircraft Loads Engineer Senior

Bombardier
Wichita, KS Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2026
When applicable, Bombardier promotes flexible and hybrid work policies.

Why join us?

At Bombardier, we design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. We have been successful in setting the highest standards by putting our people at the heart of it all, and defining excellence, together.

Working at Bombardier means operating at the highest level. Every day, you are part of a team that delivers superior experiences and products, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in our industry and beyond. By prioritizing employee growth and development, we empower everyone to reach their full potential on their own terms, because the best work happens when you are free to be yourself and share your unique expertise.

Bombardier’s Benefits Program

With our employees’ well-being top of mind, we offer a comprehensive and competitive Benefits Program, which includes the following:

  • Insurance plans (Dental, medical, life insurance, disability, and more)
  • Competitive base salary
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tele Health Program


Professional, Engineering, Aircraft Loads

BOMBARDIER

the evolution of mobility

At Bombardier Aerospace, our employees work together to evolve mobility worldwide - one good idea at a time. If you have a good idea, we’ll provide the environment where it will thrive and grow into a great product or customer experience. Your ideas are our fuel.

What are your contributions to the team?

  • Perform analyses and simulations to compute aircraft design loads, in support of new aircraft design studies and continued airworthiness of in-service aircraft,
  • Use a large range of commercial and in-house tools, including a six-degree of freedom aircraft simulator
  • Use engineering judgment to perform Verification and Validation of analysis results
  • Prepare and maintain finite element model for loads analysis
  • Support and interact with other engineering disciplines such as Flight Characteristics, Structures, Mass Properties, Systems, Fly-By-Wire, Landing Gear and Flight Test
  • Support aircraft landing gear development, analysis and test.
  • Support flight testing and post-process results
  • Support in-service engineering to return aircraft to service
  • Document analyses and findings in engineering certification reports and presentations (English)


How to thrive in this role?

As our ideal candidate,

  • You have a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering. A higher education would be an asset
  • You have at least 5 years of experience in external loads analyses in the aerospace industry
  • You have a good understanding of the FAR 25 certification requirements
  • You have a strong background in static and dynamic aeroelastic loads analyses
  • You can develop FEM models, compute airframe design loads and component design loads (high lift and control surface) or perform flutter and Aeroservoelastic analysis
  • You have previous experience using Nastran for Dynamic/Aeroelastic analysis; DMAP is an asset
  • You have a good understanding of FEM, unsteady aerodynamics, and frequency-based data analysis
  • You have advanced programming knowledge in Matlab, Python, Fortran, C/C , and Linux/Windows scripting
  • You have good organizational skills in planning work activities and complete tasks within budget and on schedule
  • You have good analytical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills (both written and verbal) and ability to work under pressure


Bombardier Aerospace is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply.

Whether your candidacy is moving on to the next step of the hiring process or not, we will keep you informed by email or by phone. Join us at careers.bombardier.com

Your ideas move people

Now that you can see yourself in this role, apply and join the Bombardier Team!

Bombardier is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, National, or Local Laws.

Job Aircraft Loads Engineer Senior

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