Stress Engineer

There is now a great opportunity to join a well-established engineering company that designs, develops, and manufactures a range of bespoke products for a number of Stress Engineers. As Stress Engineer, you will work as part of a wider team on all phases of the project life cycle including design, development, validation, and production for a range of high-value products.

The successful candidates will be the structural technical authority for several products, responsible for conducting Finite Element Analysis (baseline software is Abaqus) of components (metals, rubber/rigid insulants, bondlines, pressure vessels). Support and training will be provided for the successful candidate to fill any gaps in knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities include:

1. Stress analysis of new and existing complex components & systems. Typical analysis tasks will include:

• Linear / Non-linear static analysis
• Transient thermomechanical analysis
• Vibration analysis
• Fatigue analysis
• Viscoelastic analysis

Experience

We are interested in speaking to Junior Engineers who have recently completed their studies and Senior Stress Engineers who are seeking to take a lead role in the department.

1. Educated to degree level with relevant Engineering (e.g., Mechanical, Aerospace, Structural, or Material Science)
2. Previous experience in the use of FEA software
3. Good appreciation of material science (Metals, composites, viscoelastic materials, adhesives, and manufacturing methods)
4. Experience with CAD modelling & programming techniques to conduct analysis (Altair-Hyperworks / Fortran / Python / Matlab/Mathcad)
5. Ability to apply critical thinking to complex technical problems

The opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity for both Junior and experienced Stress Engineers to join a global defence supplier who are investing heavily in R&D on the back of significant new business. Product support and training will be provided for the successful candidate to fill any gaps in knowledge and experience.

In return, our client is offering a fantastic salary, plus benefits package to include generous salary, hybrid working, excellent contributory pension scheme, healthcare plan, onsite car parking, 33 days holiday, canteen facilities, and excellent training and development opportunities. Above all, this is an opportunity to make a real contribution to the success and growth of the modern organisation who are continuing to invest in modern machinery and infrastructure.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) clearance for this role. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels.

Apply online or call Robert Wigley for a confidential discussion.