Senior Stress Engineer – Electric Actuation Systems

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

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.