Senior / Principal Stress Engineer - Nuclear in Sheffield

Energy Jobline ZR; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy job board is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to solve complex problems in the energy sector. The role involves delivering innovative engineering solutions, engaging with clients, and leading projects in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, experience in stress analysis, and technical report writing expertise. This position offers the chance to contribute to significant renewable energy projects in the UK.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diverse and inclusive environment

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Degree qualified mechanical engineer or relevant qualification.
• Experience delivering complex stress analyses or structural integrity assessments.
• Experience in writing accurate and detailed technical reports.

Responsibilities

• Work within small to medium sized multidisciplinary teams.
• Engage with clients to understand their issues and goals.
• Deliver multiple projects in a collaborative environment.

Skills

Finite Element Analysis

Complex Stress Analyses

Technical Reports Writing

Client Engagement

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Python for Workflow Automation

Job description

Energy Jobline is the largest and fastest growing global Energy Job Board and Energy Hub. We have an audience reach of over 7 million energy professionals, 400,000+ monthly advertised global energy and engineering jobs, and work with the leading energy companies worldwide.

We focus on the Oil & Gas, Renewables, Engineering, Power, and Nuclear markets as well as emerging technologies in EV, Battery, and Fusion. We are committed to ensuring that we offer the most exciting career opportunities from around the world for our jobseekers.

Job Description

Are you a Mechanical Engineer, with a background in finite element analysis, who thrives on difficult problems? Are you drawn to complex analysis projects and excited by the opportunity to head up projects and guiding junior engineers? If so, you might enjoy solving the energy industry's most important conundrums across a variety of clients. You could be extending the life of existing reactors, demonstrating the integrity of new build stations, assessing fusion system components, supporting the UK Submarine and SMR programmes, or enabling one of many renewable energy projects across a growing carbon net zero portfolio. You're likely to be juggling several projects simultaneously, so enjoying being adaptable is a must! The constant in this role is the complex nature of the jobs and the chance to provide innovative solutions to a range of problems for several appreciative clients.

Whichever energy-related projects you get involved in, you'll be engaged in the development of engineering solutions to the industry's most challenging problems, so you'll be making an important and rewarding contribution to the energy and environmental security of the UK and beyond.

If you are a self-starter who can deliver multiple projects at the same time, working closely with clients and internal teams to capture requirements, set up projects and deliver right-first-time solutions for the most challenging problems in the energy industry, then we'd love you to apply.

Your Purpose

• You will work within small to medium sized multidisciplinary teams.
• To benefit from the collective experience of the team, our clients and drive innovative thinking, you'll work in a collaborative and supportive office / site environment for a minimum of half of your working week.
• You will bring a level of commercial awareness to working within those teams to effectively deliver tasks for multiple workstreams and to deliver to time, quality, and cost.

What you can bring

• Degree qualified mechanical engineer (or other relevant qualification).
• Experience of delivering complex stress analyses or structural integrity assessments (i.e. at least one of thermal‑mechanical, fracture, fatigue, creep, impact).
• Experience in writing accurate, detailed, and concise technical reports (e.g., assessment reports, basis of analysis, safety case references).
• Comfortable with engaging with existing and prospective clients, working at their sites, and investing time in understanding their issues, goals, and processes.
• Please flag if you have experience in any of the following (but still apply if you might enjoy gaining that experience too).
• Working, or authoring bids, within a safety critical and heavily regulated environment.
• Working with relevant codes such as ASME III, RCC‑M, BS7910, R3, R5, R6 etc.
• Experience in workflow automation, ideally using python.
• Or if you are chartered with a relevant professional institute (or approaching application for registration).

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

The UK is the first major economy to legislate for a Net Zero target by 2050. To achieve this, our Energy Teams are ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies that can meet our industry and lifestyle demands today, and in 30 years' time. We help to power our world through exciting new technologies and intelligent cybersecurity systems on projects that vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. So, you'll be creating the right safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds and energy efficiency.

We value your and believe that everyone deserves to thrive - no exceptions. You'll be part of a culture committed to finding new talent from underrepresented groups. We're Confident, an Inclusive Employer, and support STEM Returners. We also want to see more women in senior roles at AtkinsRéalis. In the energy sector, we've signed up to the AXIS Pledge, promising to make equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities a reality.

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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