Principal Stress Engineer
Location: Derby – Onsite
Job type: Permanent
Our client is a global leader in innovative energy and aerospace turbomachinery, specializing in the development of next-generation gas turbines. They are seeking a Principal Stress Engineer
to join their team in Derby for staff position. And this role is placed within Aerospace or gas turbine industry.
Role
The Principal Stress Engineer will be responsible for executing the structural analysis process from concept to production and support with the creation and maintaining of company rules, tools and methods. The Principal Stress Engineer will analyse new turbomachinery designs and update our current designs. During the creation process, they will ensure that our turbomachinery designs meet all the necessary requirements with respect to stress, vibration and lifting.
Responsibilities
As a Principal Stress Engineer, you will lead in the preparation of overall analysis plans and schedules for analytical or design analysis projects. Communicate regularly with the IPT leads and Program Engineering Managers, as necessary, to meet project requirements.
You will deliver to the project schedule and the customer deliverables for the assigned project, have significant input in regular round-table meetings with the Structures Technical Focal Points and other structural engineers on the project. You will play a key role in the creation, development and documentation of analysis methods, Conduct the stress related customer communications for engineering projects.
You will assist design/analysis team by providing analytical calculations and design support and ensure that the structural design and analysis portion of a project is documented.
Qualifications & Experience
* Stress Engineer will have bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a relevant technical degree
* Must have applied industry stress analysis experience on turbomachinery/combustion hardware
* Must have a good understanding of structural analysis methods, procedures, techniques & criteria
* Must have a working knowledge of mathematical methods, calculations procedures, solid mechanics, strength of materials, FE software package like ABAQUS, ANSYS or NASTRAN
* Must have good background in troubleshooting the typical finite element analysis problems.
* Skilled at managing compromise and characterising risk to produce balanced design solutions
* Should have a working knowledge of gas turbine component structural behaviour and failure modes.
* CAD experience preferable, NX proficiency advantageous
Candidates must also be able to obtain UK Security Clearance
Work Environment
The work environment will include a combination of office and lab/workshop.
Travel will be required from time to time throughout the UK and Europe.
Employee will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.
What will you get:
Competitive Salary, Holidays - 33 days per year, Pension, Private Medical Insurance, Death in Service, Income Protection, Employee Share Purchase Plan, Cycle to Work.
If you feel you have the experience and qualifications to succeed in this role, then please apply using the link.