Senior Stress Engineer

Shorterm Group; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 59,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Kidderminster is seeking a Senior Stress Engineer to act as a technical authority on structural performance. The role involves conducting complex analyses and requires a solid education in Engineering. This position offers significant career development opportunities within a rapidly growing organization.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Training provided

1 Day WFH after probation

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Strong knowledge of FEA methods and tools.
• Programming ability in at least one language.

Responsibilities

• Conducting Linear/Non-linear static analysis.
• Performing thermomechanical and transient response analysis.
• Vibration and fatigue analysis.

Skills

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Programming

Vibration analysis

Thermomechanical response

Education

Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

Altair-Hyperworks

Python

Fortran

Matlab

Mathcad

Job description

Senior Stress Engineer - Permanent - Up to 70,000
Location: Kidderminster, UK
1 Day WFH after probation

We are looking at hiring a Senior Stress Engineer for an incredibly fast growing Aerospace company based in Kidderminster. As a Senior Stress Engineer, you'll act as the technical authority on structural performance for several products, contributing to: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of hardware components and solid propellant charges under static, dynamic, and thermal loads.

You will be responsible for:
- Conducting Linear/Non-linear static analysis
- Thermomechanical and transient response
- Vibration and fatigue analysis
- Viscoelastic material modelling

Using tools such as Abaqus, Altair-Hyperworks & programming in Python, Fortran, Matlab, or Mathcad.

The ideal candidate will have:
- A degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering (or a related field such as Materials Science).
- Strong knowledge of FEA methods and tools - preferably Abaqus.
- Solid foundation in material behaviour (metals, composites, adhesives, viscoelastic materials).
- Programming ability in at least one language.
- Proficient with MS Office Suite; CAD and Altair-Hyperworks experience is a plus.

This will be a critical position within an ever expanding Aerospace company, with a clear path for career development & training.