Rolls-Royce: Stress Engineer (Bristol)

Mechanicaldesigndirectory; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Subsidised gym

Employee support assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Mechanicaldesigndirectory is hiring a Mechanical Technology (Stress) Engineer to ensure the integrity of products in service. This role includes working in multi-discipline teams and contributing to new designs and safety of engines in operation.

Candidates should have a degree in a STEM field and a strong interest in mechanical analysis. The position offers excellent development opportunities, competitive salary, and exceptional benefits including flexible working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in developing a career as a mechanical analyst.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex analyses.
• Experience with finite element stressing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integrity of products in service.
• Work as part of a multi-discipline team on new designs.
• Support ongoing safety of In-Service Engines.

Skills

Mechanical analysis

Numerical methods

Finite element techniques

Material behaviour understanding

Education

Degree in STEM subject

Job description

Mechanical Technology (Stress) Engineer

Rolls‑Royce pioneers the power that matter. When we talk about innovation within this business, it’s essential we demonstrate how we do this. We don’t just imagine great possibilities – we push boundaries at every stage and bring our innovative ideas to life through impressive engineering. This is how we create brilliance, which we should sell by letting the facts speak for themselves.

We’re the second largest global provider of defence aero‑engine products and services globally with 16,000 engines in the service of 160 customers in 100 countries. Our engines power aircraft in every major sector, including transport, combat, patrol, trainers, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles.

To ensure we continue to be pioneers of our industry, Rolls‑Royce has a team of over 16,500 engineers around the globe. They include everyone from world experts in their field to those who manage hundreds of people and millions of pounds worth of investments. We recruit engineers at all levels and in a range of disciplines. And while we encourage specialisation, we also offer freedom to cross‑specialise and develop skills across a number of different areas for Defence.

Mechanical Technology (stress) engineers ensure the integrity of our products. They work across a wide variety of components from critical parts such as Discs, Blisks, Shafts and High Pressure Casings through blades and vanes to structures and installation components.

They predict the mechanical behaviour of components and sub‑systems taking into account various failure mechanisms such as proof, ultimate, fatigue (low & high cycle), creep and contributing factors such as vibration, thermal induced loads, inherent manufacturing anomalies, corrosion, extreme operating conditions such as over‑speed.

The role of a Mechanical Technology Engineer includes being influential at all stages in the design cycle, through the product’s service life to component disposal.

As a Mechanical Technology (stress) engineer you may be working in the Core Capability Team, deployed to an In‑Service Project or working on one of our Future Programmes. In whichever area you work, you will have a support network of colleagues of the same capability to provide task leadership, consultation and technical review. As part of a move to a more multi‑skilled workforce there will also be opportunities to extend your skills into adjacent areas such as Structural Systems Design, vibration analysis, thermal analysis and Engine Health Management.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure the integrity of our products in‑service.
• Work as part of a multi‑discipline team to ensure new designs are fit for purpose (cost, weight, performance, manufacturability etc.).
• Support the ongoing safety of In‑Service Engines.
• Develop or contribute to the development of new methods, processes, tools and guidance.
• Define plans for analysis tasks; working with key stakeholders to ensure all work meets customer expectations and is completed to an agreed quality standard.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educated to degree level in a STEM subject and/or have experience in a relevant engineering environment (Mechanical, Aeronautical, Electrical or Controls); other qualifications in combination with relevant experience may also be considered.
• Strong interest in developing your career as a mechanical analyst with a background in materials or mechanical analysis.
• Ability to effectively communicate the method and results of complex analyses to peers, senior colleagues and external organisations such as customers or regulatory bodies.
• Understanding of material behaviour, crack propagation, contact, thermo‑mechanical fatigue and statistics.
• Experience with, or a good appreciation of, finite element stressing techniques and complex testing of assemblies, components and materials.
• Ability to develop new methods and processes particularly related to mechanical analysis.
• Appreciation of the importance of product integrity considered essential.

Candidates should be highly numerate with strong technical and analytical skills, problem‑solving ability and capable of systems level thinking, including personal drive, excellent communication and presentation skills, and will need to contribute effectively in a team environment. Candidates will be expected to take the lead in identifying project requirements, specifying and executing packages of work.

The ability to achieve UK security clearance may be required for some roles.

We offer excellent development prospects, along with a competitive salary and exceptional benefits, including employee support assistance and employee discounts.

On site you can benefit from free parking, a subsidised gym, canteen/café and breakout areas.

At Rolls‑Royce UK we also support requests for flexible working arrangements wherever possible.

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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