Stress Engineer

Professional Technical Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Professional Technical Ltd in the United Kingdom is seeking a Performance & Dynamics Engineer/Stress Engineer to join a major aerospace programme. The role focuses on performance analysis, dynamics, simulation, stress, and systems engineering of mechanical and hydraulic systems.

You will build models, run simulations, perform loads and stability analyses, and support design optimisation and test activities across the project.

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-body dynamics modelling and simulation.
• Experience with landing gear extension/retraction analysis.
• Experience with shock absorber performance analysis.
• Familiarity with shimmy and stability analysis.
• Experience correlating and validating models against test data.

Responsibilities

• Build computational models and run simulations.
• Calculate static and dynamic loads.
• Perform performance and frequency response analysis.
• Conduct stability, shimmy, modal and failure-case analyses.
• Correlate and validate computational models against test data.
• Develop performance and dynamics requirements.
• Define simulation cases and pass/fail criteria.
• Support design optimisation with other engineering disciplines.
• Define test requirements and analyse results.
• Support programme delivery against schedules.

Skills

Multi-body dynamics

Dynamic modelling

Stability analysis

Failure-case analysis

System loads generation

Model integration

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

MSC ADAMS

MSC EASY5

AMESim

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Performance & Dynamics Engineer/Stress Engineer to join a major engineering programme within a highly technical Systems Engineering environment. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer with a background in performance analysis, dynamics, simulation, stress or systems engineering to work on complex mechanical and hydraulic systems within the aerospace sector.

The Role

You will be responsible for delivering performance and dynamic analysis across integrated mechanical and hydraulic systems, with particular focus on areas such as aircraft landing gear, shock absorption, extension/retraction and steering systems.

• Building computational models and running simulations
• Calculating static and dynamic loads
• Conducting performance and frequency response analysis
• Performing stability, shimmy, modal and failure-case analysis
• Correlating and validating computational models
• Developing and validating performance and dynamics requirements
• Defining simulation cases and pass/fail criteria
• Supporting design optimisation alongside other engineering disciplines
• Defining test requirements and analysing test results
• Supporting programme delivery against agreed schedules

Essential Experience

• Multi-body dynamic modelling and simulation
• Landing gear extension/retraction analysis
• Shock absorber performance analysis
• Recoil analysis
• Shimmy and stability analysis
• System loads generation
• Model integration
• MATLAB/Simulink
• MSC ADAMS
• MSC EASY5
• AMESim

Desirable Experience

• Nose-wheel steering analysis
• Vibration analysis
• Electrical systems engineering
• Airworthiness requirements
• Aircraft systems certification
• Requirements management
• DOORS

Candidates from a Stress Engineering or Simulation Engineering background are also encouraged to apply where they can demonstrate relevant dynamics and modelling experience.