Aerospace Stress & FEA Engineer (Hybrid)

Quest Global; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible hybrid working policy

Inclusive environment

Modern office space

Onsite canteen

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking a Stress/Finite Element Analyst to execute structural analysis activities on gas turbine components. The role requires strong FEA expertise, materials behaviour knowledge, and life assessment experience, with work on rotating and static aerospace parts.

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and delivering results to stakeholders are key aspects. You will work with a major OEM on projects aligned with their long-term success, joining a company that values

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical, Aerospace/Aeronautical, or related engineering.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in stress analysis; gas turbine exposure advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of 2D/3D stress and structural analysis of gas turbine rotating/static components.

Responsibilities

• Execute detailed 2D and 3D FEA, modelling contact and elastic-plastic behaviour.
• Collaborate with global engineering and support functions (life management, heat transfer, materials, design).
• Interface with design teams to ensure robust, optimized solutions.
• Support technical reviews and present analyses to internal and external customers.
• Produce Design Study Summaries / Design Record Books to document activity.
• Contribute to component life assessment activities (fatigue, fracture mechanics).
• Provide input to component design and aftermarket services when required.

Skills

FEA analysis

Materials behaviour

Fatigue life assessment

Presentation skills

Team collaboration

Education

Mechanical/Aerospace engineering degree

Tools

ANSYS Mechanical

HyperMesh

UG NX

Job description

Quest Global is seeking a Stress/Finite Element Analyst to execute structural analysis activities on gas turbine components. The role requires strong FEA expertise, materials behaviour knowledge, and life assessment experience, with work on rotating and static aerospace parts.

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and delivering results to stakeholders are key aspects. You will work with a major OEM on projects aligned with their long-term success, joining a company that values