Aerospace and marine engineering services for civil and military platforms
Stirling Dynamics operates as a specialised engineering services firm for aerospace and defence, with 35+ years serving civil and military programmes across 70+ aircraft types. The tech stack—Simulink, ANSYS, MATLAB, Polarion, LabVIEW, and CAD suites (CATIA, NX, SolidWorks)—reflects a simulation-heavy, control-systems-focused business. Active hiring is concentrated in engineering roles (14 of 16 open positions, weighted toward senior and lead levels), with concurrent projects in electric-drive controllers, structural modelling, and first-article testing, signalling both product development maturity and resource strain across simulation, certification, and manufacturing operations.
Notable leadership hires: Test Lead
Stirling Dynamics is a Bristol-based, privately held engineering services company owned by Expleo Group since 2018. The firm specialises in high-complexity aerospace and marine technical services, including control systems, modelling and simulation, active control technology, and training simulator products. Over 70% of revenue is export-driven, with client support across North America, Western Europe, and Asia-Pacific. The company holds AS9100 aerospace quality certification and ITAR approval, and operates alongside Expleo's German office. Service delivery spans research and development, first-article testing, systems-level vehicle modelling, and compliance support for civil and military programmes.
Simulation and CAD-heavy: Simulink, ANSYS (Fluent, Nastran, Patran), MATLAB, CATIA, Siemens NX, SolidWorks, LabVIEW. Also uses Polarion (PLM), Altium 365 (electronics), Epicor (ERP), and Jira/Confluence for collaboration.
Electric controller product development, vehicle and system-level modelling, control algorithm development, first-article testing, structural components for eVTOL aircraft, and aerospace certification compliance projects.
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