Senior Stress Engineer & Technical Lead (Nuclear)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Training & development opportunities

Holiday bonuses

Job summary

Assystem UK is looking for a Principal Stress Engineer/Technical Lead to drive design and regulatory justification for high-integrity components and to lead scoping, bidding and delivery of stress engineering work packages.

You will mentor engineers, develop internal capability, and work with leadership to plan resourcing and business wins while maintaining strong client relationships in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading stress and structural integrity assessment projects.
• Experience in nuclear or highly regulated sectors.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams delivering high-quality stress analysis.
• Act as Independent Technical Approver to ensure engineering standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and help develop future leaders.
• Lead bids, proposals, client presentations and technical sales materials.
• Collaborate with safety case authors and multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Skills

Lead teams

Stress analysis

FE analysis

ABAQUS

ANSYS

LS-DYNA

Altair HyperWorks

RCC-M

ASME III

ASME VIII

Python scripting

Tools

ABAQUS

ANSYS

LS-DYNA

Altair HyperWorks

Job description

Assystem UK is looking for a Principal Stress Engineer/Technical Lead to drive design and regulatory justification for high-integrity components and to lead scoping, bidding and delivery of stress engineering work packages.

You will mentor engineers, develop internal capability, and work with leadership to plan resourcing and business wins while maintaining strong client relationships in a hybrid work environment.