Stress Engineer

Droitwich
1 month ago
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There is now a great opportunity to join a well-established engineering company that designs, develops and a 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). NB: support and training will be provided for the successful candidate, to fill any gaps in knowledge and experience.
Responsibilities include:
o 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
o Utilise software and programming techniques, including: Abaqus, Fortran and Matlab
o Providing technical support to projects from a structural specific perspective
o Produce key project documentation, such as structural analysis and structural test plans
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 .
o Educated to degree level with relevant Engineering (e.g. Mechanical, Aerospace, Structural or Material Science.)
o Previous experience in the use of FEA software
o Good appreciation on material science (Metals, composites, viscoelastic materials, adhesives and manufacturing methods.)
o Experience with CAD modelling & programming techniques to conduct analysis such (Altair-Hyperworks / Fortran / Python / Matlab/Mathcad )
o 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 contributary pension scheme, healthcare plan, onsite car parking, 33 days holiday, canteen facilities, 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.
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