Stress Engineer

Safran Engineering Services; Cwmbran; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Stress Engineer for a hybrid role in Cwmbran. You will conduct structural and occupant injury simulations while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure product safety and optimization. The position offers generous benefits, including hybrid work options and career development opportunities.

Benefits

185 hours annual leave plus bank holidays

5% employee and 8% employer pension contributions

Death in service life insurance

PEGI Share Scheme

Career development opportunities

Focus on training and development

Hybrid working available

Early finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Experienced stress engineer needed with expertise in FE analysis and aerospace standards.
• Proficiency in Altair Hyperworks and MSC Nastran required.
• Strong technical communication skills and report writing capabilities needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide analytical support in structural and injury simulation.
• Collaborate with Design, Certification, and Production teams.
• Ensure seating products meet weight, durability, and safety standards.

Skills

Part and assembly meshing

Model setup and analysis in Altair Hyperworks

Linear/non-linear implicit FE analysis

FE checking and validation

Technical report writing

Direct communication with internal departments

Job description

Safran Engineering Services is looking for a Stress Engineer to join our team at our customer in Cwmbran

The job involves analytical support in structural and occupant injury simulation, working closely with other functions such as Design, Certification and Production to ensure that seating products are lightweight, durable and safe throughout their working life.

The role will be based in the Cwmbran area, and will be a combination of working from home and working at the customer site. Expected 3 days on site, 2 days at home.

Requirements

We need an experienced stress engineer with the following skillsets:

• Part and assembly meshing, model setup and analysis in Altair Hyperworks (Hypermesh, Optistruct, Hyperview) and MSC Nastran;
• Linear/non-linear implicit FE analysis;
• FE checking and validation;
• Use, authoring and checking of aerospace standard classical calculations;
• English language technical report writing & presentation skills;
• Technical, direct communication with internal departments such as Design, Certification, and Production
  
  

Desirable:

• Multi-body dynamic analysis and/or non-linear explicit FE analysis (Radioss);
• Knowledge of fatigue and damage tolerance;
• Experience with aircraft seat structures;
• Occupant injury criteria
  
  

Good understanding of:

• Loading requirements, limit and ultimate, dynamic and static occupant injury requirements;
• Metallic, non-metallic and composite materials and their behaviour;
• Weight requirements and identification of surplus material - weight optimisation;
• Damage mechanisms including plasticity and instability, and imperfections in production and build quality;
• Aerospace regulations FAR/CS 25-561, EASA Part 21 J, ARP 5526 and airframer specifications
  
  

Benefits

• 185 hours holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
• Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice
• Death in service life insurance - covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
• PEGI Share Scheme
• Career development within Safran Group
• Training & development are a focus
• Hybrid working available
• Early finish on a Friday