Senior Stress Engineer
A cutting-edge Aerospace & Defence organisation has a unique opportunity for a Stress Engineer to join their Design team. The design department designs new and modified rocket motors and related systems. Analysis of rocket motor designs, including ballistic performance prediction and modelling, propellant charge and hardware stress analysis, and the provision of documentation service.
Responsibilities
* Analysis of new and existing rocket motor systems such as motor hardware and propellant charge structural and thermal analysis using FEA software.
* Use of various software and programming techniques, including Abaqus, Altair-Hyperworks, Fortran and Matlab.
* Rheological analysis of material testing results and providing advice to the technical community for validation and verification of FEA models.
* Development of motor structural test plans and involvement in the delivery and assessment of the structural testing results.
* Responsible as the structural performance technical authority aspects of assigned projects, including supporting project customer meetings, project investigations, design reviews, and corresponding customer stress engineers.
* Deliver key project documentation including structural analyses, structural test plans and reports, and structural design records.
Experience & Background
* Educated to degree level in Mechanical, Aerospace or Structural Engineering or a related discipline such as Material Science.
* Material science knowledge.
* Experience with ABAQUS software in a professional or academic environment.
* Experience with CAD modelling.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Engineering, Manufacturing, and Science
* Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, Defense and Space Manufacturing, and Manufacturing
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