Principal Stress Engineer

NUVIA; Olney; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Share Scheme

Flexible and hybrid working

25 Days Annual Leave

Salary Sacrifice Schemes

Job summary

NUVIA UK is seeking a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer to join the Analysis Team, based at Warrington or Didcot. You will deliver FE solutions and hand calculations for consultancy projects for internal and external clients, producing complete calculation or FE analysis reports.

The role includes supervising small teams, engaging with clients to clarify requirements, and ensuring outputs meet quality and budget.

Qualifications

• Experience with FE analysis and hand calculations for consultancy projects.
• Proficiency in: ANSYS, CAESAR II, LS-DYNA, Hyperworks or Staad Pro/Robot.
• Understanding of Industry codes and standards.
• Demonstrated leadership, delivery within time and budget, and client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Carry out FE analyses and hand calculations for consultancy projects.
• Supervise colleagues and coordinate small teams; ensure output quality.
• Support clients in identifying and clarifying requirements; deliver analysis reports.

Skills

FEA calculations

Hand calculations

ANSYS

CAESAR II

LS-DYNA

Hyperworks

Staad Pro/Robot

Industry codes & standards

Technical leadership

Client communication

Education

First or upper second-class degree in a relevant mechanical subject

Tools

Inventor

AutoCAD

Job description

Senior or Principal Stress EngineerA vacancy has arisen for a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer within the Analysis Team based at our Warrington or Didcot offices.

Read on to find out what you will need to succeed in this position, including skills, qualifications, and experience.

We are looking for a focused, enthusiastic and skilled Senior/Principal Engineer to join the Analysis Team and to integrate with project design teams as required.

You will be delivering finite element solutions and manual calculations to support design and installation consultancy projects for internal and external clients. Senior/Principal Stress Engineers are responsible for a complete package of work, normally in the form of a Calculation or FE Analysis report.

You may be responsible for the checking and approval of deliverables as well as ensuring that industry standards and quality procedures are met.

Safety in design is NUVIA's highest priority and the Senior/Principal Engineer is a fundamental role in achieving this. Key responsibilities as a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer: Working in the NUVIA Analysis Team you will report to the Analysis team leader and be responsible for:

• Carrying out FE analysis and hand calculations for consultancy projects for the substantiation of designs
• Supervise colleagues and coordinate small teams, depending on experience, and be responsible for the quality of output
• This role would be customer facing and include supporting our clients in the identification and clarification of their requirements
• Creating analysis reports, technical requirements, plans and estimates
• Ensure tasks are carried out to the required scope and budget constraints
• Checking calculations and analysis by other engineers
• Developing junior engineers or subcontractors through task supervision

Qualifications & Experience

• A passion for engineering and problem solving, with an excellent grasp of mechanical concepts and all types of loading, stress and failure,
• Expertise in hand and FEA calculations and either ANSYS, CAESAR II, LS-DYNA, Hyperworks, or Staad Pro/Robot,
• Understanding of Industry codes and standards,
• Demonstrable performance in technical leadership, delivery within time and budget constraints, rigour and commitment to customer requirements, desire to improve our business, development/supervision of other engineers,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in client-facing roles, to present results and formal analysis reports, adapting styles as appropriate,
• Aptitude for working creatively within multi-disciplinary project teams, integrating stress analysis into the design process,
• First or upper second-class degree in a relevant mechanical subject.

Desirable:

• Experience in the nuclear sector,
• Experience of wider design process, ability to develop technical deliverables such as drawings and specs outside of analysis work, with broad experience of requirements, drawing production, materials and manufacturing methods,
• Understanding of Inventor & AutoCAD of general 3D design tools,
• Knowledge analytical principles and methods related to Dynamic loading and response, Fatigue & Fracture, Seismic, Blast, Thermal or Fluids,
• Ability to apply the following Industry Standards: Eurocodes, BS EN 13001, BS 2573, ASME III & VIII, BS EN 13480, ANSI B31.3 or B31.1,CEng / Member of a relevant institution (IMechE or IET).

Employee Staff Benefits

• Employee Share SchemeFlexible and hybrid working, in agreement with local line management.25 Days Annual Leave (increasing to 28 days after 5 years' service, 31 days after 10 years' service)Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year.Salary Sacrifice Schemes18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay
• (+21w SMP)In Partnership with Trade UnionsPersonal Development & Further Education SupportLong Service & Recognition AwardsFantastic Employee DiscountsFree Employee Assistance Programme
• After 1 year of service.NUVIA UK
• a subsidiary of VINCI construction
• is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.NUVIA UK is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.NUVIA UK is committed towards equality in employment.EntitéNUVIA est une branche de VINCI, plus grand groupe intégré de concessions et BTP du monde.

NUVIA est plus particulièrement l'entité nucléaire du Groupe VINCI et est impliqué dans le cycle de vie tout entier des installations nucléaires, du New Build au démantèlement, en passant par la maintenance et l'exploitation.

NUVIA est en croissance constante, avec plus de 2700 salariés dans le monde.

En moyenne, 100 hommes et femmes nous rejoignent chaque année.

Maintenant, plus que jamais, nous recherchons de nouveaux talents pour soutenir la croissance du groupe.

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