Principal Stress Engineer Lead

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Generous benefits

Job summary

A leading defense technology provider is seeking a Principal Stress Engineer Lead for a full-time position in Derby, England. This role involves leading structural analysis from concept to production for turbomachinery designs. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience, including supervisory roles, and be proficient in finite element software. The position offers a competitive salary with generous benefits, while requiring effective communication and team management skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant work experience, especially in turbomachinery.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience.
• Solid understanding of structural analysis methods and techniques.
• Applied industry stress analysis on turbomachinery/combustion hardware.
• Solid understanding of structural analysis methods and criteria.
• Knowledge of mathematical methods and calculations.
• Solid mechanics and strength of materials.
• Experience with ABAQUS, ANSYS or NASTRAN.
• Ability to troubleshoot FEA problems and interpret drawings.
• Ability to communicate with customers and present technical results.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of analysis plans and schedules.
• Communicate with IPT leads and Program Engineering Managers.
• Provide assistance and mentoring to junior engineers.
• Mentor structure engineers E1–E3.
• Follow FTT methods and customer criteria.
• Develop and document FTT analysis methods.
• Conduct stress-related customer communications.
• Present work in internal design reviews.
• Document lessons learned and maintain DAR notebooks.
• Provide analytical calculations and design support.

Skills

Turbomachinery experience

Team leadership

Structural analysis methods

Communication skills

Finite element software proficiency

Solid mechanics

Engineering drawings

Risk management

Gas turbine structures

CAD NX

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ABAQUS

ANSYS

NASTRAN

Job description

Principal Stress Engineer Lead

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions

Job Description

The ideal candidate will be responsible for executing the structural analysis process from concept to production, supporting the creation and maintenance of company rules, tools and methods, and leading/mentoring a team of engineers. They will analyse new turbomachinery designs and update current designs. They will ensure that turbomachinery designs meet all requirements with respect to stress, vibration, and lifetime.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the preparation of overall analysis plans and schedules for analytical or design analysis projects.
• Communicate regularly with IPT leads and Program Engineering Managers, as necessary, to meet project requirements.
• Deliver to the project schedule and customer deliverables for the assigned project.
• Have significant input in regular round‑table meetings with the Structures Technical Focal Points and other structural engineers on the project.
• Create structural summary documents regularly for the duration of the project.
• Provide assistance, guidance, and mentoring to structure engineer grades E1, E2 & E3.
• Work with the Technical Focal Points and others on the analysis team to follow the appropriate FTT methods and criteria and/or those of the customer.
• Play a key role in the creation, development and documentation of FTT analysis methods.
• Conduct stress‑related customer communications for engineering projects.
• Lead presentation of work in internal design reviews with the Chief Engineer’s Office.
• Document lessons learned from the project in the structures discipline.
• Assist design/analysis team by providing analytical calculations and design support.
• Ensure that the structural design and analysis portion of a project is documented and placed in the Design Analysis Report and in the DAR notebook.
• Perform self‑checks of work completed prior to Technical Focal Point review.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Experience And Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a relevant technical degree.
• 10+ years of applicable work experience, preferably in turbomachinery.
• 2+ years of team lead/supervisory experience.
• Must have applied industry stress analysis experience on turbomachinery/combustion hardware.
• Must have a good understanding of structural analysis methods, procedures, techniques & criteria.
• Must have a working knowledge of mathematical methods and calculations procedures.
• Must have a working knowledge of solid mechanics and strength of materials.
• Must have experience with finite element software like ABAQUS, ANSYS or NASTRAN.
• Must have good background in troubleshooting typical finite element analysis problems.
• Must understand and interpret engineering drawings.
• Skilled at managing compromise and characterising risk to produce balanced design solutions.
• Working knowledge of gas turbine component structural behaviour and failure modes.
• CAD experience preferable, NX proficiency advantageous.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Can work with customers to define and document requirements, address technical concerns and provide project status. Ability to make technical presentations internally and to customers.
• Engineer‑driven culture committed to long‑term technical excellence.

Work Environment

• The work environment will include a combination of office and lab/workshop.
• Travel will be required from time to time throughout the UK and Europe.
• Employee will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed or assigned.

Renumeration

Competitive salary and generous benefits included.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Defense and Space Manufacturing

Location: Derby, England, United Kingdom

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