Senior Stress Engineer

Safran Group; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday including bank hols

Industry leading pension scheme

Private medical cover

Cycle to work scheme

4 x Life Assurance

Discretionary benefits platform

Annual share save schemes

Career development & Safran University

Job summary

Safran Seats in Wales seeks a Senior Stress Engineer to lead sizing and simulation activities for aircraft seating structures. You will build and certify FEA models, performing static and dynamic analyses, with close collaboration with the airlines and design teams.

The role requires hands-on experience with multiple solvers and a strong aerospace materials background, in a hybrid setup with three days on site at Cwmbran.

Qualifications

• Engineering qualifications providing knowledge from first principles.
• FEA experience with linear/non-linear implicit analysis and multi-body dynamics.
• Experience with solvers and software such as Altair Radioss, HyperCrash, HyperMesh, HyperView, OptiStruct, MSC Nastran, SimSolid, MotionSolve.

Responsibilities

• Perform sizing and simulation of systems and mechanical parts.
• Develop and certify designs using FEA models.
• Collaborate with the Stress team on on-site/hybrid projects.

Skills

Hand calculations

FEA experience

Dynamic/multi-body analysis

Aerospace materials knowledge

Tools

Altair Radioss

HyperCrash

HyperMesh

HyperView

OptiStruct

MSC Nastran

SimSolid

MotionSolve

Job description

Senior Stress Engineer

Vacancy details

General information

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31.3 billion in revenue in 2025. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace & Defense sector in TIME magazine's "World's Best Companies 2025" ranking.

With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value-added solutions.

Reference

2026-179731

Position description

Domain

Research, design and development

Job field / Job profile

Mechanics - Sizing and simulation of systems and mechanical parts

Job title

Senior Stress Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Job description

Senior Stress Engineer

Cwmbran – Safran Seats

Hybrid – 3 days on site

Skills: Static Simulation, Hand Calculations, Certification, Altair, Radioss, HyperCrash, HyperMesh, HyperView, OptiStruct, Nastran, SimSolid, MotionSolve, Linear, Non-Linear, Dynamic, Multi-Body, FEA, Finite Element, Structural, FEM, MBD, Part21

Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible benefits designed to support you—both in and out of work, including:

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.

Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.

Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work

4 x Life Assurance

Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including technology, retail benefits, income protection.

Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and employee assistance programme

Annual share save schemes.

Opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. Benefit from support through Safran University and our internal Training and Development Schools

Safran – Here, we craft excellence together.

At Safran, excellence is a journey – and we'd love you to be a part of it. As a trusted global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future where we can all succeed together through a shared vision

We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Stress team across all levels from Stress Engineers, through Senior Stress Engineers to Lead Engineers at our Cwmbran site in South Wales.

Your Role

By joining the Stress Engineering team at Safran Seats you will be joining at team with real, fast paced development, for both you and the products and projects you will be working on. Unlike some roles across Aerospace, at Safran Seats you will see your designs and projects become reality as the project lifecycle of First and Business Class aircraft seating is constantly developed and refreshed. This is because we work directly with the Airlines to bring cutting edge, state of the art aircraft interiors to life. You will be using your Engineering core skills daily, from hand calculations to building and running FEA models of design iterations to prove and certify these impressive products. As we have roles at multiple levels don't be put off if you don’t tick every box, for Senior and Lead roles we would be looking for Dynamic simulation skills but if you just have experience in Static simulation we still have roles for you.

But what else? (benefits, specificities, etc.)

At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone.

Why Safran?

• A global presence: Be part of a global aerospace, defence & space business with over 100,000 Colleagues, across 300 sites in 30 countries.
• Inclusive & empowering environment: We celebrate our differences and believe they make us stronger. We know that a fulfilling work environment is a key driver for innovative ideas and team success.
• Innovation at the core: Join our mission to decarbonise aerospace and make the world a safer place. Your ambitions can take us further.
• Mobility & training opportunities: We can support your ambitions with training, development, a personalised career plan and mobility opportunities. If you have big dreams, we'll support you to make them a reality.

Candidate skills & requirements

What You’ll Bring

Essential

• Engineering qualifications which provide you with the knowledge to work from 1st Principals
• The ability to hand calculate and work through concepts
• FEA experience with linear/non-linear implicit FE analysis and/or multi-body dynamic analysis and/or non-linear explicit FE analysis
• Experience with Solvers and other software packages like; Altair Radioss, HyperCrash, HyperMesh, HyperView, OptiStruct, MSC Nastran, SimSolid, MotionSolve
• Analysing structures made with high performance steels, corrosion resistant steels, aluminium and/or composite materials of both monolithic and sandwich panel construction.

Desirable

• Knowledge of working to industry standards and codes. Knowledge of Part 25 (EASA/FAA) and Boeing / Airbus specifications. Knowledge of ACs, ARPs and Aerospace Standards. Knowledge of Aerospace Material Standards and Material or component test standards and post-processing methods (e.g. ASTMs and B-Basis calculations)
• Project Management experience
• Ability to programme VBA, Python or similar language

Position location

Job location

Europe, UK, Wales

City (-ies)

Llantarnam Industrial Park NP44 3HQ Cwmbran