Stress Engineer

Pitsea
3 weeks ago
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Contract up until end of the year (initially)

Up to £55.56 per hour umbrella (Inside IR35)

Hybrid working (circa 1 day a week on site with a need to be flexible where required)

Job Role:

The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting Stress Analysis, communicating the results and advising on all aspects of Structural Engineering activities.  The role will involve working with multi-discipline project teams and our Customers across the UK.

What you’ll do as a Principal Stress Engineer:

Analyse and assess mechanical designs for strength, durability, performance and safety against regulatory and customer requirements using finite element techniques and classical hand calculations.
Generate Finite Element Models and reports as per company requirements.
Support the selection of manufacturing technologies and materials based on a sound understanding of material physical and mechanical properties and the mechanical fit, form and function of the product.
Conduct structural and thermo-structural analyses of complex Products using Siemens NX.
Advise/support on the development of mechanical structural designs to achieve the desired Product Requirements.
Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative, regulatory and contractual requirements (based on recognised military/civil standards).
Point of contact for assigned projects, advising on all aspects of stress and structural dynamics throughout the product lifecycle.
Key Attributes:

Essential:

Application of a wide range of classical hand calculation techniques for static and dynamic loading conditions and fatigue assessment (Land, Naval or Airborne equipment).
Experience of environmental test methods for design verification and working knowledge of design certification for land based and airborne equipment.
Proven experience in the use of Finite Element Analysis software tools (preferably Siemens NX/Nastran) and techniques.
Desirable:

An understanding of the Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU.
Experience in the design, analysis and test of electronics packaging and/or aerospace equipment.
Experience in Thermal Analysis techniques and tool sets (IcePak, Siemens NX).
Experience of manufacturing and joining techniques, engineering material properties

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