Motorsport Structural Analyst – FEA & NX Expert

Prodrive

Banbury

On-site

GBP 55,000 - 75,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

CPD training opportunities

onsite staff restaurant

Car and pension salary sacrifice

Cyclescheme

Exercise classes

Volunteer time off

Fit 4 Life consultations

Social events

Exclusive company discounts

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Job summary

Prodrive is the world’s leading independent motorsport business and our world championship winning and record-breaking successes are built on the talent, passion and creativity of our people. We have an exciting opportunity for a Structural Analyst to join our Engineering Vehicle Design group, to provide structural analysis expertise across a variety of high-performance motorsport programmes.

You will be supporting the optimisation and performance enhancement of vehicle systems and components.

Qualifications

Experience in a high-performance motorsport design environment.
Proven expertise performing structural analysis.
Strong understanding of design, materials and manufacturing processes.
Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams from concept to manufacture.

Responsibilities

Perform structural analysis of assemblies comprising metallic, composite and fabricated components.
Develop load cases and optimise geometry using calculation and FEA methods.
Produce concept designs and detailed engineering solutions that meet performance, weight and cost targets.
Deliver CAD assemblies and detailed designs to agreed timelines and budgets.
Release parts and assembly structures onto Bills of Materials.
Ensure Bills of Materials are accurate, current and maintained throughout the project lifecycle.
Understand and consider the commercial impact of design decisions on component manufacture and future Bill of Materials costs.
Support design reviews and continuous improvement activities across programmes.
Liaison with external suppliers, as well as internal departments and stakeholders to ensure designs are manufacturable, robust and delivered to programme requirements.