Senior Stress Engineer (Contract)

ZipRecruiter; Etwall CP; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Westlakes Recruit recherche un ingénieur senior en stress pour un rôle contractuel à Derby. Le candidat idéal aura une expérience solide dans l'analyse des contraintes, avec une connaissance en simulation par éléments finis, notamment avec ABAQUS et la programmation Python. Ce poste offre une opportunité de contribuer à des projets passionnants dans un secteur en forte croissance, tout en bénéficiant de dynamiques de gestion de carrière et de divers avantages tels qu'un programme d'assistance à l'employé.

Benefits

Programme d'assistance à l'employé

Bons de réduction

Qualifications

• Expérience dans l'industrie nucléaire (défense) souhaitée.
• Compétences démontrées en évaluation de fatigue et de fracture.
• Expérience avec Python dans l'environnement ABAQUS souhaitée.

Responsibilities

• Fournir des justifications d'intégrité à l'aide de la simulation par éléments finis.
• Assister dans les revues de calcul.
• Travailler avec des budgets d'heures pour les tâches assignées.

Skills

Finite Element Analysis

Python Scripting

Fatigue and Fracture Analysis

Structural Integrity Assessment

Tools

ABAQUS

Job description

Job Description

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

Responsibilities include:

1. Providing integrity substantiation using Finite Element method and/or Code assessment
2. Assisting in calculation reviews
3. Modeling experience
4. Adhering to Assystem quality system
5. Working to man-hour budgets for assigned tasks
6. Assisting in proposal writing and related bidding activities if required

Successful candidates are expected to help achieve business targets by ensuring analysis work meets quality, time, and cost requirements.

Why join the community of Switchers?

• The Group is ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.
• Dynamic career management policies across five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales, and support functions.
• Opportunities to work on exciting, global projects.
• Access to an employee assistance program with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources, and a 24/7 confidential support line.
• Discount vouchers for days out, restaurants, eye tests, glasses, cycle-to-work scheme, and free flu jabs.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Nuclear industry experience (defense) is preferable but transferable skills from other disciplines are accepted.
• Demonstrable expertise in fatigue, fracture, thermal, and structural stress assessments using finite element analysis.
• Finite Element analysis experience in ABAQUS (explicit/implicit) and ABAQUS/CAE or equivalent pre/post processing tools is desirable.
• Knowledge of structural integrity & defect tolerance assessments.
• Python scripting in ABAQUS environment is desirable.
• Crack assessment experience (CRACKEN or alternative).
• Fatigue crack growth & initiation experience is desirable.
• Familiarity with Gated review process.

Why We're Different:

Westlakes Recruit is a people solutions business that understands the complexities of nuclear and the importance of our clients' mission-critical objectives. We are smarter, faster, and more agile, with a laser focus on nuclear, and deep sectoral knowledge.

We develop nuclear talent pools proactively. We do Nuclear. We only do Nuclear. We do all of Nuclear.

Powering a Diverse Nuclear Future:

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