Stress Engineer

Design for Manufacture Resourcing (DFM-R) Limited; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An engineering firm specializing in product handling systems is seeking an experienced Stress Engineer for a permanent position in Shrewsbury. The role involves supporting mechanical engineering with designs and conducting strength assessments. Candidates should have a minimum of an HNC in mechanical engineering or equivalent, and at least 10 years of relevant experience. Proficiency in FEA and design codes related to the offshore sector are required. This office-based position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to various engineering projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC in mechanical engineering and completion of technical apprenticeship scheme.
• Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 10 years of experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Identify loads acting on equipment and structures.
• Define load paths through equipment and structures.
• Strength and deflection assessment for verification.

Skills

Stress analysis

Design verification

FEA techniques

Microsoft Office applications

Autodesk AutoCAD

Autodesk Inventor

Nastran InCAD

Education

Minimum HNC in mechanical engineering

Degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

STRESS ENGINEER

Permanent Position

Office Based

Telford

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Stress Engineer to join our client who specialise in the design, manufacture and installation of Product Handling Equipment within a variety of engineering industries.

The client

Our client is an engineering company specialising in the design, manufacture and installation of product handling systems.

Full turnkey solutions

Offering Electrical and Controls engineering undertaken from another site, Mechanical and Hydraulic engineering is taken care of at the Telford office. The full turnkey solution is then built and tested in Telford before being shipped and installed at site.

Industries

Our client supports its customer worldwide in many industry sectors, both onshore and offshore. Industries supported by our client include Oil and Gas, Renewables, Oceanographic Survey and Defence.

About the Role

• An experienced Stress Engineer is required to support the mechanical engineering department with machine and structures design verification.
• The stress engineer will support the principal engineer to ensure all designs are suitably assessed and verified.
• Each design shall be reviewed to determine the most appropriate verification method before undertaking the verification assessment themselves or overseeing another design engineer undertake the assessment.
• Design verification reports are to be authored and calculation packages compiled for the technical file and/or for third party design verification.

Responsibilities

• Identify loads acting equipment and structures
• Define load paths acting through equipment and structures
• Define foundation loads
• Strength and deflection assessment for equipment and structural verification
• Design code compliance
• Proficient in FEA and manual calculation techniques
• Development of calculation templates for departmental use
• Training and supporting design engineers in design verification methods

Skills and Qualifications

• Minimum HNC in mechanical engineering and completion of technical apprenticeship scheme.
• or
• Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
• Microsoft Office applications
• Autodesk AutoCAD
• Autodesk Inventor
• Nastran InCAD

Experience

• 10 years in a similar role
• Offshore design with knowledge of DNV, LR, ABS, BV design codes
• Relevant industry sectors including lifting, cranes, industrial and structural engineering
• Euro Codes
• Machinery Directive and/or Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations

Applications

This vacancy is available to Candidates with relevant experience as detailed in the job description. Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to respond to applicants who do not possess the required skills and experience.

Candidates must be authorised to work in the country where this role is located BEFORE making an application