Senior Stress Engineer

Lynx Recruitment Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment agency is seeking a candidate for a technical support role within a multidisciplinary engineering team. You will carry out design analyses, support project delivery, and ensure compliance with engineering standards. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, experience in teamwork, and the ability to mentor junior engineers. This position involves travel and contributes to fostering a culture of safety and inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills for detailed engineering analyses.
• Experience in collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers in analytical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers to ensure structural integrity.
• Prepare and validate technical documentation related to analyses.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to standard operating procedures.

Skills

Engineering analysis

Team collaboration

Finite element analysis

Technical documentation

Project scheduling

Job description

Job Summary / Purpose and Role

This position provides technical support to a multidisciplinary engineering team in the successful delivery of projects and workstreams. Reporting directly to the Engineering Lead, the role focuses on carrying out and overseeing design analyses to ensure solutions are robust, efficient, and delivered to the required standards of quality, schedule, and cost.

Key Working Relationships

• Project Engineering Managers, Principal Engineers, Senior Engineers, and Design Engineers
• Project Managers and Project Engineers
• External clients, suppliers, and other third parties as necessary

Professional Development

The postholder is expected to actively pursue continuous professional development in line with relevant professional registrations and statutory obligations, maintaining awareness of best practice and industry standards.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design engineers to ensure solutions meet technical requirements and are structurally sound.
• Carry out detailed engineering analyses, primarily through hand calculations, supported by finite element analysis where required.
• Prepare, review, and validate technical documentation related to design analysis.
• Serve as the internal point of contact for all design analysis activities, including work completed by subcontractors.
• Contribute to the development of conceptual and scheme designs to ensure structural integrity, manufacturability, and cost efficiency.
• Apply pragmatic, efficient analytical approaches to support the design process and project delivery.
• Provide input to project schedules and resource planning to assist Project Managers and Engineering Leads.
• Mentor and support engineers undertaking analysis or verification tasks.
• Contribute to the development of standard operating procedures to improve consistency and quality across engineering analysis activities, providing internal training as needed.
• Support continuous improvement and change management processes across the engineering function in a fast‑paced, regulated environment.
• Undertake travel within the UK and abroad as required for project or client meetings.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant data protection and confidentiality policies.
• Promote a strong health, safety, and environmental culture, ensuring compliance with all legal and company requirements.
• Support diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, ensuring a respectful and supportive workplace for all.