Principal Engineer - Shock and Dynamics

Morson Talent; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job description

Principal Engineer - Shock and Dynamics
12 months - £51.09ph umbrella

As an Engineer within the Shock and Dynamics department, you will ensure structures and equipment are verified against naval shock requirements. You will set requirements for sub-systems to ensure overall boat requirements are met. You will manage sub-system maturity in relation to naval shock and will provide design guidance to both internal and external stakeholders at design reviews. You will also support the development of junior engineers within the team.

Typical duties include:

1. Set sub-system requirements to meet whole boat naval shock requirements
2. Manage verification and validation (V&V) evidence to ensure sub-systems meet shock requirements
3. Develop design justification documentation
4. Undertake structural assessments of structures and equipment subjected to naval shock load cases
5. Provide design guidance at design reviews with respect to naval shock load cases
6. Undertake peer review checking activities and develop junior engineers
7. Preparation of business cases
8. Undertake technical reviews, verifies and signs engineering designs
9. Articulate, define and document subject expertise, approaches and standards in order to extend business knowledge base
10. Provide technical direction to engineers
11. Support the development of individuals and teams to enhance skills and competencies, such that technical capability objectives are fully achieved
12. Possess a detailed knowledge/understanding of assessments in support structures, structural seats/foundations, fasteners and welds using a mixture of finite element analysis, classical stress calculation techniques and application of standard code formulae
13. The assessment of the structural adequacy of simple mechanical items and systems
14. Articulate and present technical arguments clearly, logically and simply
15. Represent the shock design function through all stages of the product life cycle
16. Provide specialist advice, active surveillance and representation at project design reviews to ensure compliance with shock and dynamics design requirements
17. Provide direct specialist support to the production teams in the assessment and resolution of production queries and issues, coordinating the input from the wider engineering team
18. Facilitate and control of technical interactions between industrial partners on matters of shock and dynamics design and qualification