Stress Engineer

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Senior Stress Engineer

FEA & Stress Engineer - Space Systems

FEA & Stress Engineer - Space Systems

FEA & Stress Engineer - Space Systems...

Stress Engineer

Stevenage - Hybrid 2/3 days on site

Our Offer

Capgemini Engineering are looking to recruit FE/Stress Engineers with particular focus on space systems.

Your Role

Structural Analysis consultant – your role will be to deliver Finite Element studies as well as analytical stress reports applied to Space Systems (satellite payloads, panels, satellite structural assemblies, equipment, ground support equipment).

Key responsibilities include:

  • Understand and study stress analysis workflow, as prescribed by customer. This can be static, dynamic analysis, acoustics and specific post-processing tools.

  • Finite Elements analysis, all aspects:

    • modify/adapt geometry;

    • develop or update models with appropriate level of idealisation and boundary conditions;

    • perform verification/validation activities;

    • run simulations (static, dynamic, vibrations…),

    • perform post-processing and analysis of results.

  • Perform analytical stress calculations using either textbook-based or prescribed methods and tools.

  • Present and report progress and results, internally and externally.

  • Write technical reports.

  • Contribute to working session with designers as regards to structural results and design iterations.

  • Maintain direct working relationships with clients and represent your work during client meetings.

    Your Profile

  • Educated to degree level (or equivalent) in an engineering or scientific discipline, ideally Mechanical.

  • Experience of stress engineering in aerospace.

  • Experience using HYPERWORKS and NASTRAN for FE modelling and analysis.

  • Knowledge of aerospace manufacturing processes desirable.

  • Ability to work quickly and accurately to follow client needs.

  • Communication and customer-facing skills.

  • Team player, able to work effectively and to short timescales with others in a busy environment.

  • Proactive attitude and ability to communicate and report at different levels.

  • Excellent communication skills with a good level of verbal and written English.

  • Knowledge of FEMAP could be a plus.

    What does ‘Get The Future You Want‘ mean for you?

    You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements. You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. ​
    To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. You will reimagine what’s possible: creating value for the world’s leading organisations through technology to build a sustainable, more inclusive future. You will work with a range of clients all with a unique set of business, technological and societal ambitions, which will make a real impact across the UK.

    Why you should consider Capgemini

    Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.​

    About Capgemini

    Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organisations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion

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