Principal/Senior Stress Engineer

Assystem; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ongoing training

8% pension contributions

Discounts on restaurants and brands

Job summary

A global engineering firm in Glasgow is seeking a Principal/Senior Stress Engineer to lead complex assessments and mentor a growing team. This hybrid role involves enhancing technical capabilities and collaborating across multidisciplinary teams in the nuclear sector. Candidates should have strong stress analysis experience, a background in regulated industries, and ideally hold Chartered Engineer status. The firm values diversity and offers substantial training, internal promotions, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Strong background in stress analysis and structural integrity.
• Experience in the nuclear or highly regulated sector.
• Proven ability to develop and implement technical strategies.
• Ability to develop and implement technical strategy and capability development.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex stress and structural integrity assessments.
• Review and approve technical work for clients.
• Mentor and develop engineers within the team.
• Drive capability growth and best practices.
• Support business development and collaborate across teams.
• Collaborate across multi‑disciplinary teams in the nuclear and defence sectors

Skills

Stress analysis

Structural integrity

Leadership

Mentoring

Technical strategy development

Education

Chartered Engineer status or working towards it

Tools

FEA software

Job description

Assystem Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Principal/Senior Stress Engineer

Assystem is a global leader committed to accelerating the energy transition. With 7,750 employees across 12 countries, we tackle the monumental task of switching to low‑carbon energy. Our 55+ years of experience in highly regulated sectors ensure we deliver top‑notch engineering, project management, and digital solutions.

Your mission

Assystem is growing fast — and our stress and structural integrity capability is growing with it. We’re looking for a Senior/Principal Stress Engineer who is ready to take the next step into a technical and capability leadership role, helping to strengthen, grow and develop our UK stress engineering community.

This is a hybrid role: you’ll deliver high‑value technical work for clients while also shaping the direction, tools, talent and strategy of our stress capability.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead complex stress and structural integrity assessments using FEA and hand calculations
• Review and approve technical work, representing Assystem confidently with clients
• Mentor and develop engineers, building future stress specialists
• Drive capability growth — training, methods, best practices, recruitment and retention
• Support bids and business development, working closely with Engineering Directors and Sales
• Collaborate across multi‑disciplinary teams in the nuclear and defence sectors

What You’ll Bring:

• To lead, build and guide a community of highly skilled stress engineers
• Strong background in stress analysis / structural integrity
• Experience in the nuclear or similar highly regulated sector
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or working toward it
• Ability to develop and implement technical strategy and capability development

Why join the community of switchers:

• Ongoing training with numerous career opportunities.
• 70% of our managers are promoted internally!
• 8% company pension contributions
• Discounts on restaurants, days out, and high‑street brands

Additional information

Due to the nature of work to be undertaken applicants will be required to meet certain residency criteria in order to attain a minimum level of UK security clearance if not already security cleared to a minimum SC level.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter! Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.