Senior Stress Engineer (Permanent)

westlakesrecruit; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm specializing in engineering is seeking a Senior Stress Engineer for a permanent role in Derby. The successful candidate will provide integrity substantiation using Finite Element methods, assist in calculation reviews, and work closely within an embedded team. Ideal applicants should possess experience in structural stress assessments and have knowledge of the nuclear sector. This position offers opportunities to engage in dynamic, global engineering projects while ensuring high-quality analysis.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Discount vouchers for various services

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Nuclear industry experience preferred; transferable skills accepted.
• Demonstrable expertise in structural stress assessments using finite element analysis.
• Familiarity with code assessment standards like ASME B&PVC.

Responsibilities

• Provide integrity substantiation using Finite Element method.
• Assist in calculation reviews and adhere to quality systems.
• Support proposal writing and help meet business targets.

Skills

Finite Element analysis

Fatigue and fracture assessments

Python scripting

Tools

ABAQUS

CRACKEN

Job description

Overview

Westlakes Recruit are currently recruiting for an experienced senior stress engineer to be engaged on a permanent 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.

Your Missions

• 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 community of Switchers?

• 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 We do all of Nuclear.

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