Senior Structural Engineer

Babcock Mission Critical Services España SA.; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Structural Engineer, where you will leverage your expertise in stress analysis and finite element analysis to deliver innovative solutions for submarine and surface ship components. This role offers exciting challenges, the opportunity to mentor junior colleagues, and the chance to make a real impact in a dynamic environment. With hybrid working arrangements and a comprehensive benefits package, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Access to a Digital GP

Employee share scheme

Payment of Professional Fees

Holiday Trading

‘Be Kind Day’ for volunteering

Excellent development opportunities

Flexible working options

Relocation package

Qualifications

• Experience in stress analysis calculations and finite element modelling.
• Degree qualified in a relevant technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Perform and check stress analysis calculations and FEA reports.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to propose design solutions.

Skills

Stress Analysis

Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Technical Reporting

Collaboration

Education

Degree in a relevant technical discipline

Tools

FEA Software

Job description

Job Title: Senior Structural Engineer
Location: Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF61369

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Structural Engineer at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role
As a Senior Structural Engineer, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will create significant value by leveraging your skills and experience to lead yourself and others in the qualification of outstanding in-design, and in-service solutions.

Day-to-day, you’ll perform the origination and checking of stress analysis calculations, finite element analysis, and reports in relation to the qualification of submarine and surface ship component resistance to shock, vibration, fatigue, and pressure loading in accordance with the relevant design codes and customer-agreed analysis methodologies.

• Perform the origination and checking of analysis calculations, finite element analysis, and reports on time and within budget.
• Support the definition of analysis work package scope and costing.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders by reporting low strength reserve factors and assist in the proposal of alternative design solutions.
• Support the development of junior colleagues.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential Experience of the Senior Structural Engineer

• Experience in origination and checking of stress analysis hand calculations
• Experience in origination and checking of stress finite element modelling and analysis, and proficiency in the use of FEA software

Qualifications for the Senior Structural Engineer

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical discipline.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate can start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain and achieve Security Check (SC) security clearance.

What We Offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• A relocation package for those outside of the region

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [e-mail] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.