Senior Stress Engineer

Our Mission

At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky.

We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2029 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers.

We're looking for a Senior Stress Engineer to join our growing Airframe Engineering team and play a key role in the development of our next-generation aircraft. This is an opportunity to work on genuinely novel aerospace challenges, helping shape the future of sustainable flight from concept through to certification.

You'll bring deep expertise in structural analysis, strong engineering judgement, and a pragmatic approach to solving complex problems in a fast-paced development environment. Whether your experience comes from aerospace, de