Finite Element Analysis Engineer

Berkshire Talent Partnership; Guildford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based engineering consultancy is seeking a specialist to model high voltage cable systems. You will conduct analyses to enhance performance and identify potential issues, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have a PhD in Electrical Engineering and experience with simulation tools like ANSYS and Abaqus. This role offers the opportunity to significantly impact the future of the UK's power infrastructure.

Qualifications

• PhD ideally focused on high voltage systems and FEA.
• Solid experience with relevant simulation software.
• Strong grounding in materials science and high voltage systems.

Responsibilities

• Modelling high voltage cable systems using FEA tools.
• Analyzing electrical, thermal, and mechanical behaviors.
• Identifying problems to minimize costs in prototypes and downtime.

Skills

Modelling high voltage cable systems

Experience with ANSYS

Experience with Abaqus

Experience with COMSOL

Ability to explain complex ideas clearly

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Overview

Some job ads promise you''ll “change the world” and then sit you in front of a spreadsheet. This isn''t one of those jobs. Our client has a pipeline of seriously challenging projects in power transmission and distribution — the kind where the difference between “that works beautifully” and “that melted a hole in the system” is about 0.2 degrees and a few microns. That''s why they need someone who actually gets a kick out of modelling reality in all its messy, multi-physics glory.

Responsibilities

Most of your time will be spent modelling high voltage cable systems in FEA tools. You''ll be looking at the electrical, thermal, and mechanical behaviours of these systems, spotting problems before they cost a fortune in prototypes or downtime. Some days you''ll be knee-deep in stress, strain, vibration, or fatigue analysis. Other days, you''ll be wrestling with boundary conditions and material properties that refuse to behave the way you expected. You''ll be part of a multidisciplinary team — chemists, physicists, materials scientists, test engineers — all people who''ve been at this game long enough to know that no one has all the answers.

Qualifications

• A PhD in Electrical Engineering, ideally with a focus on high voltage systems and FEA.
• Solid experience with ANSYS, Abaqus, COMSOL (or similar).
• Strong grounding in materials science and high voltage electrical systems.
• The ability to explain your work clearly — in English, not just simulation-software-speak.
• Confidence to make good decisions when the data is incomplete — and to explain why you made them.

Why apply

Why bother applying? Because if you''re the kind of person who enjoys turning a complicated mess of physics into a set of actionable insights, this is one of the few jobs where you''ll be appreciated for it. You''ll also get the satisfaction of working on projects that directly impact the future of the UK''s power infrastructure. You''ll learn from colleagues with decades of experience (and possibly a few scars), and they''ll learn from you too. We don''t expect you to know everything on day one. But we do expect curiosity, persistence, and a willingness to adapt.