Senior Engineer - Stress - 12 month Contract

Fortescue; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in zero emission power systems seeks a Senior Engineer - Stress for a 12-month contract in Kidlington. The role involves providing structural analysis, supporting project teams, and developing methodologies for improved correlation with physical tests. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in stress simulation and a degree in mechanical, automotive, or aerospace engineering.

Qualifications

• 10 years applied experience required.
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, or heavy mining sectors.

Responsibilities

• Provide structural analysis for diverse projects.
• Support project teams and customer requirements.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects.

Skills

Stress Simulation

Client-Centric

Project Management

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Degree in Automotive Engineering

Degree in Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Altair OPTISTRUCT

Altair RADIOSS

nCode

FEMFAT

TeamCentre

CATIA V5

Siemens NX

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THE POWER OF NOW

Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.

Senior Engineer - Stress

• Kidlington
• Full-time
• Contract
• 40 hours per week
  
  

THE POWER OF NOW

Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer - Stress to join the Analysis department in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.

About The Role

This contractor role provides structural analysis to support FZero’s diverse project portfolio. Aiding conceptual direction, design-development and developing toolsets and methodologies for improved correlation with physical test.

What You Will Do

• Working within the stress analysis group, supporting the wider CAE department.
• Working across a matrix structure, supporting project teams to fulfil customer requirements and deliverables.
• To be client-centric, interacting directly with internal and external customers.
• Working across a wide variety of projects, for diverse clients across a number of engineering sectors.
• Provide project pre-contract and kick off representation as well as main point of contact and independent running of large, complex projects.
• Aiding concept direction, through feasibility and early-stage analysis.
• Presentation, reporting and discussion of analysis results and participation in design reviews.
• Creation, development and running of stress analysis simulations including: o Implicit analysis in response to service loads
• Explicit analysis in response to crash requirements
• Modal and frequency response simulation
• Fatigue analysis and calculation
• Hand calculations for mechanical fixings, inserts and bonded joints
• Load case generation from various sources
• Detailed analysis of simulation results and creation of comprehensive post processing.
• Aiding correlation activity with input to physical testing, calibration and validation.
• To balance multiple concurrent projects and manage your own workload.
• Developing co-simulation toolsets and stress methodologies within FZero.
• Documenting procedures, best practises and simulation methodologies
• Assisting with checking and approval of calculations, simulations and reports.
• >10 years applied experience
  

About You

• A Degree in mechanical, automotive, or aerospace engineering.
• EXTENSIVE experience of stress simulation with one or more of the following:
• Implicit analysis, ideally using Altair OPTISTRUCT
• Explicit analysis, ideally using Altair RADIOSS (or LS-Dyna)
• Fatigue analysis, ideally using nCode or FEMFAT
• Knowledge of running non-linear analysis.
• Experience with analysis of metallic, polymeric and composite structures.
• Experience in the one of the following: automotive, aerospace, heavy mining truck/’yellow plant’, or motorsport industry.
• Some practical experience of physical testing would be highly beneficial.
• Working knowledge of TeamCentre and of CATIA V5 or Siemens NX would be advantageous.
• Working towards, or have achieved, Chartership status with the IMechE/IET (or similar) would be advantageous.
  

Application Deadline

The closing date for applications is 30th May 2025.

Not near-zero

Not net-zero.

We are Fortescue Zero.

Additional Information

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. At Fortescue Zero we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Fortescue Zero is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Please note, if you are applying for a role which involves having access to personal data, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Mining

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