Senior Stress Engineer (Contract)

westlakesrecruit; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Stress Engineer for a contract position in Derby. The role involves integrity substantiation using finite element analysis and assisting in calculation reviews. Candidates should have experience in nuclear environments and demonstrate expertise in stress assessments. Competitive benefits and opportunities to work on global projects are included.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discount vouchers for days out

Cycle to work scheme

Free flu jabs

Qualifications

• Nuclear industry experience preferred; transferable skills accepted.
• Expertise in fatigue, fracture, thermal, and structural stress assessments using finite element analysis.
• Knowledge of structural integrity & defect tolerance assessments.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrity substantiation using Finite Element method.
• Assist in calculation reviews and modelling.
• Work to man-hour budgets for assigned tasks.

Skills

Finite Element analysis

Fatigue and fracture assessments

Structural stress assessments

Python scripting in ABAQUS

Tools

ABAQUS

CRACKEN

Job description

Overview

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced senior stress engineer to be engaged on a contract basis in Derby. Our client's Stress capability and are looking for enthusiastic Senior Stress Engineers to join us. You will report into the Stress Technical Lead and will work in an embedded team based at clients' sites in Derby.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrity substantiation using Finite Element method and/or Code assessment
• Assist in calculation reviews
• Modelling experience
• Adhere to Assystem quality system
• Work to man-hour budgets for assigned tasks
• If required, assist in proposal writing and other related bidding activities
• Successful candidates will be expected to assist in achieving business targets by ensuring his/her analysis work meets the defined quality, time, and cost requirements.

Why join the Switchers community

• The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.
• A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
• Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
• Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text
• Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role you will need:
• Nuclear industry experience (defence) preferable, but transferable skills from other disciplines accepted
• Demonstrable expertise in fatigue, fracture, thermal, and structural stress assessments using finite element analysis
• Finite Element analysis in ABAQUS (explicit/implicit)
• ABAQUS/CAE or equivalent pre/post (desirable)
• Code assessment to ASME B&PVC and R6; RCC-M a plus
• Knowledge of structural integrity & defect tolerance assessments
• Python scripting in ABAQUS environment desirable
• CRACKEN or alternative fracture assessment experience
• Fatigue crack growth & initiation experience desirable
• Familiar with Gated review process

Why We're Different

Westlakes Recruit are a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission critical objectives.

Smarter, faster, more agile - we have a laser focus on nuclear, with deep sectoral knowledge. We develop nuclear talent pools before you know you need them!

We do Nuclear. We Only Do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future

As an equal opportunities business, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities.