Senior Stress Engineer: Actuation Systems

Safran; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Electronics & Defense in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled Senior Stress Engineer to support the design and development of advanced hydraulic, mechanical, geared, and electro-mechanical actuation systems. Working across the full product lifecycle, you will perform both preliminary and detailed structural analysis to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance.

You will apply classical and computational analysis to assess strength, fatigue, and failure modes, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of classical stress analysis methods.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Experience in investigating complex failure investigations.

Responsibilities

• Perform preliminary sizing and structural analysis for actuation systems.
• Deliver stress analysis on hydraulic actuators, valve blocks, gearboxes, ball screw actuators and related systems.
• Apply classical and computational analysis to assess strength, durability and performance.
• Evaluate stress, strain, fatigue life and failure modes of mechanical elements to ensure robust designs.
• Produce technical reports and recommendations for engineering decisions and customer requirements.
• Present analysis findings to internal stakeholders and customers.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Support production with root cause investigations and corrective actions.

Skills

Stress analysis

FEA

Communication

Problem solving

Tools

FEA software

Job description

Safran Electronics & Defense in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled Senior Stress Engineer to support the design and development of advanced hydraulic, mechanical, geared, and electro-mechanical actuation systems. Working across the full product lifecycle, you will perform both preliminary and detailed structural analysis to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance.

You will apply classical and computational analysis to assess strength, fatigue, and failure modes, collaborating with