Stress Engineer

Blueberry Resourcing; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Shrewsbury is seeking a Stress Engineer for a permanent role. In this position, you will take ownership of the design verification strategy and work on complex machinery and structural designs. The role involves defining loads, verifying strength, and being deeply involved from concept through to global installation. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in stress engineering, experience in heavy engineering or offshore environments, and proficiency in FEA and hand calculations.

Qualifications

• Strong stress engineering background in machinery or structures.
• Offshore or heavy engineering experience required.
• Proficiency in FEA and hand calculations necessary.

Responsibilities

• Defining loads, load paths, and foundation reactions.
• Verifying strength, deflection, and code compliance.
• Producing clear verification reports and calculation packs.
• Supporting third-party and regulatory design approval.

Skills

Stress engineering

FEA proficiency

Machinery design

Heavy engineering

Education

HNC / HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Stress Engineer – Permanent | Telford | £40k+

Design verification. Global projects. Real engineering challenge.

If you’re an experienced Stress Engineer who enjoys getting properly involved in complex machinery and structural design, this role offers depth, influence and variety that’s hard to find.

You’ll join a well-established engineering business delivering full turnkey product handling systems for some of the world’s most demanding sectors – including Oil & Gas, Renewables, Defence and Oceanographic Survey. From concept through build, test and global installation, engineering decisions made in Telford genuinely matter.

This is an office-based, hands‑on engineering role where stress analysis is central to the design process, not an afterthought. You’ll work closely with the Principal Engineer and mechanical design team, shaping how designs are verified and ensuring they stand up to real‑world conditions.

What makes this role attractive

• You’ll own design verification strategy, not just calculations
• Exposure to offshore and regulated environments using DNV, LR, ABS, BV and Eurocodes
• A mix of FEA and first‑principles calculations, with time to do things properly
• Opportunity to mentor and upskill engineers, developing templates and best practice
• Projects that are engineered, built and tested on‑site, giving real design feedback

What you’ll be doing

• Defining loads, load paths and foundation reactions
• Verifying strength, deflection and code compliance
• Producing clear verification reports and calculation packs
• Supporting third‑party and regulatory design approval

What you’ll need

• Strong stress engineering background (machinery / structures)
• Offshore or heavy engineering experience
• Proficiency in FEA and hand calculations
• HNC / HND or Degree in Mechanical Engineering

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