Principal Engineer Location: Essex Salary: £55k-£65k About the Role: Platform Recruitment has partnered with a long-established manufacturer who are seeking a Principal Engineer to provide structural, reliability, and technical analysis across a range of high-integrity products. You’ll lead analysis activities, support development and verification, and act as a key technical interface within a regulated, safety-critical environment. Key Responsibilities: * Deliver structural, reliability, and system safety analysis * Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions * Define and oversee development and qualification tests * Maintain and improve in-house analysis tools and methods * Produce technical documents (stress reports & test plans) * Support design reviews and programme verification activities * Act as the project focal point for stress and reliability matters Key Requirements: * Degree in Engineering or Science * Strong knowledge of classical structural analysis and linear FEA * Experience in regulated industries (aerospace & automotive) * Ability to work independently and collaboratively * Strong organisation, communication, and problem-solving skills * MathCAD experience * Reliability engineering (FMECA, FTA) If you’re passionate about driving product integrity and delivering robust engineering solutions, we’d be keen t...