Stress Engineer – Structural & Pressure Vessel Design

First Recruitment Group; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group in Derby is seeking an embedded engineer to join an on-site team. You will design and document mechanical equipment and structural supports, performing design calculations and coordinating with CAD teams.

Active in hybrid roles (3 days on-site, 2 days remote), you’ll ensure compliance with pressure vessel codes and CE/UKCA marking, delivering stress analyses and technical reviews within a quality framework.

Qualifications

• Experience with pressure vessel design codes (ASME VIII, EN13445) and Eurocode 3 applications.
• General knowledge of FEA tools (Abaqus, ANSYS or LS-DYNA) preferred.
• Ability to plan and manage own workload to deliver design calculations and reports.
• Familiarity with CE/UKCA marking requirements to ensure compliant designs.

Responsibilities

• Undertake design calculations in accordance with pressure vessel codes and Eurocode 3.
• Collaborate with CAD teams and suppliers to produce engineering drawings (NX 11 or AutoCAD).
• Create and update equipment specifications and participate in technical reviews.
• Ensure work complies with Quality Management System requirements.

Skills

Code compliance

FEA software

Workload planning

CE/UKCA marking

Team communication

Tools

NX 11

AutoCAD

Job description

First Recruitment Group in Derby is seeking an embedded engineer to join an on-site team. You will design and document mechanical equipment and structural supports, performing design calculations and coordinating with CAD teams.

Active in hybrid roles (3 days on-site, 2 days remote), you’ll ensure compliance with pressure vessel codes and CE/UKCA marking, delivering stress analyses and technical reviews within a quality framework.