Stress Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a skilled Stress Engineer to join their dynamic team in Cwmbran. This role involves providing critical analytical support for structural and occupant injury simulations, ensuring that seating products meet high standards of safety and durability. With a flexible work arrangement, the position allows for a blend of on-site and remote work, fostering a collaborative environment with various internal teams. The ideal candidate will possess strong technical skills and a passion for aerospace engineering, contributing to innovative projects that prioritize safety and performance.

Benefits

185 hours of holiday per year

Personal pension scheme

Death in service life insurance

Qualifications

• Experienced stress engineer with expertise in structural simulations.
• Proficient in Altair Hyperworks and MSC Nastran for analysis.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support for structural and occupant injury simulations.
• Collaborate with Design, Certification, and Production teams.

Skills

Part and assembly meshing

Model setup and analysis using Altair Hyperworks

FE checking and validation

Technical report writing

Effective communication

Multi-body dynamic analysis

Knowledge of fatigue and damage tolerance

Experience with aircraft seat structures

Understanding of occupant injury criteria

Tools

Altair Hyperworks

MSC Nastran

Job description

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Safran Engineering Services is seeking a Stress Engineer to join our team at our customer site in Cwmbran.

The role involves providing analytical support for structural and occupant injury simulations, collaborating closely with Design, Certification, and Production teams to ensure that seating products are lightweight, durable, and safe throughout their lifecycle.

The position is based in Cwmbran, with a flexible work arrangement: approximately 3 days on-site and 2 days remote each week.

Requirements

We are looking for an experienced stress engineer with the following skills:

• Part and assembly meshing, model setup, and analysis using Altair Hyperworks (Hypermesh, Optistruct, Hyperview) and MSC Nastran;
• FE checking and validation;
• Authoring and reviewing aerospace standard classical calculations;
• Technical report writing and presentation skills in English;
• Effective communication with internal departments such as Design, Certification, and Production;
• Experience with multi-body dynamic analysis and/or non-linear explicit FE analysis (Radioss);
• Knowledge of fatigue and damage tolerance;
• Experience with aircraft seat structures;
• Understanding of occupant injury criteria.

Additionally, a good understanding of:

• Loading requirements, including limit and ultimate, dynamic and static occupant injury standards;
• Behavior of metallic, non-metallic, and composite materials;
• Weight requirements and surplus material identification for weight optimization;
• Damage mechanisms such as plasticity, instability, and production imperfections;
• Aerospace regulations including FAR/CS 25-561, EASA Part 21 J, ARP 5526, and airframe specifications.

Benefits include:

• 185 hours of holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays;
• Personal pension scheme with 5% employee and 8% employer contributions, plus salary sacrifice;
• Death in service life insurance coverage up to 4 times the annual basic salary.