Job Description
Westlakes Recruit is currently recruiting for an experienced senior stress engineer to join a contract in Derby. Our client’s Stress capability is looking for enthusiastic Senior Stress Engineers. You will report to the Stress Technical Lead and work in an embedded team based at the client’s site in Derby.
Responsibilities
* Provide integrity substantiation using Finite Element method and/or Code assessment
* Assist in calculation reviews
* Perform modelling tasks
* Adhere to Assystem quality system
* Manage man-hour budgets for assigned tasks
* Assist in proposal writing and related bidding activities, if required
* Ensure analysis work meets quality, time, and cost requirements to help achieve business targets
Why join the community of Switchers?
* The Group is ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering
* Dynamic career management policies across five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales, and support functions
* Opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
* Access to employee assistance programs including mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources, and a confidential support line 24/7
* Discount vouchers for outings and restaurants, eye tests, cycle-to-work schemes, and free flu jabs
Qualifications
* Experience in the nuclear industry, preferably defence, or transferable skills from other disciplines
* Expertise in fatigue, fracture, thermal, and structural stress assessments using finite element analysis
* Experience with ABAQUS (explicit/implicit)
* Knowledge of ABAQUS/CAE or equivalent pre/post-processing tools (desirable)
* Code assessment knowledge to ASME B&PVC, RCC-M is a plus
* Knowledge of structural integrity and defect tolerance assessments
* Python scripting in ABAQUS environment (desirable)
* Experience with CRACKEN or alternative fracture assessment methods
* Fatigue crack growth and initiation experience (desirable)
* Familiarity with Gated review process
We are a people solutions business focused on nuclear, understanding its complexities and mission-critical objectives. We develop nuclear talent pools proactively and are committed to diversity and inclusion as an equal opportunities employer.
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