Senior Stress Engineer

Prattwhitney; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee discounts

EAP

Professional development

Job summary

Collins Aerospace in Wolverhampton, UK, is seeking a Senior Stress Engineer to support the ASG electric thrust reverser actuation centre of excellence. The role focuses on structural analysis across design, development and production of electric actuation systems and subsystems.

You will perform preliminary and detailed stress analyses, employ FEA methods, investigate failures, and prepare technical reports.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience in stress analysis, including classical methods.

Responsibilities

• Perform preliminary and detailed structural analysis for electric actuation and subsystems throughout the product life cycle.
• Use classical and computational methods to analyze gears, splines, threads, lead/ball screws, and bearings.
• Generate technical reports and summaries for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in developing new capabilities to support technology roadmaps.
• Investigate failure events and conduct corrective action analyses.
• Collaborate with a multi‑functional team across design, integration, test, and production phases.
• Support the wider local and global Stress Analysis team and share best practices.

Skills

Stress analysis

Finite Element Analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

MathCAD

CATIA

Job description

Overview

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Stress Engineer for its ASG electric thrust reverser actuation centre of excellence. The role is based in a new facility in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, and reports to the ASG-UK Site Lead – Chief Engineer. The engineer will conduct structural analysis to support the design, development, and production of electric actuation systems and associated subsystems.

Responsibilities

• Perform preliminary and detailed structural analysis for electric actuation and subsystems throughout the product life cycle.
• Use classical and computational methods to analyze mechanical elements such as gears, splines, threads, lead/ball screws, and bearings.
• Generate technical reports and summaries for internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist in developing new capabilities to support technology roadmaps.
• Investigate failure events and conduct corrective action analyses.
• Collaborate with a multi‑functional team across design, integration, test, and production phases.
• Support the wider local and global Stress Analysis team and share best practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Proven experience in stress analysis, including classical methods (Shigley, Peterson, Bruhn, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of structural FEA: linear analysis, non‑linear material analysis, contact/assembly modeling, and margin of safety calculations.
• Problem‑solving skills in complex structural analysis environments.
• Experience supporting failure investigations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills for diverse audiences.
• Passion for structural analysis, self‑development, and teamwork.

Desirable Experience

• Familiarity with ANSYS, MathCAD, and CATIA.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and annual bonus.
• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, with option to purchase/sell up to 5 days per year.
• Generous employer contribution pension scheme with 2:1 matched contributions up to 10%.
• Private medical insurance and health & wellbeing cash plan.
• Life assurance and group income protection scheme participation.
• Employee discounts and flexible benefits platform.
• Professional fee support and employee assistance programme (EAP).
• Employee recognition schemes and professional development opportunities.

Equal Opportunity

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Potential candidates will be subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and background checks.