Stress Engineer

Our client, an Aerospace and Defence supplier is looking for a Stress Engineer to join them on a contract basis at their site in Brighton.

• Applicants must be willing to undergo basic security checks.
• Based predominantly onsite in Brighton.
• Outside IR35, open to market rates.
• ANSYS 2021+ experience is required.
• 6 month initial contract.

Aim:
Provide engineering data in support of product service and airworthiness certification data

• Must have experience of finite element analysis using ANSYS 2021+ in the aerospace industry for structural dynamic analysis of individual parts and multi-body assemblies.
• Experience with Solidworks.
• Must be able to conduct hand calculations based on strength of materials and structural mechanics theory.
• Must have demonstrable good communication skills to interact with design teams, give presentations and document analysis results in a report.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft office tools (Word, Power Point and Excel)
• Familiar with Mathcad and Matlab

Skills:
It would be expected that the Engineering Analyst would already have a proven track record of applying some or all of the following skills/knowledge:

• Identify concepts/technologies for new product developments
• Understanding materials technologies in engineering analysis
• Understanding of industry leading engineering analysis tools
• Structural Analysis of new/modified equipment to requirements.
• Detail design features and characteristics of products as assigned.
• Ability to review designs against military environmental and configuration standards.
• Ability to produce Structural Design Records for new equipment
• Test Specification writing and implementation, when necessary.
• Product test implementation and/or supervision.
• Ability to prepare Flight Certification documentation in support of deliverable products.
• Liaison with Operations to ensure optimum choice of production methods and materials for economic manufacture.

Experience:

• Ideally 5 years in aerospace/defence engineering with relevant knowledge of defence/aerospace business and market areas
• Ideally knowledge of DAOS or EASA design signatory needs for an equivalent scope of equipment

Key Success Criteria

• Timely delivery and high integrity of personal and project tasking output essential.
• Ability to work within project constraints and defining one's own assumptions as required.
• Open to developing new techniques both empirical and analytical to resolve engineering problems.
• Proactive support to developing Cost Effective Designs are committed to from the outset.
• Developing and maintaining essential equipment safety processes and checks.
• Integrity and responsibility led decision making will be the norm.
• Provides technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organization objectives.

Responsibilities:
It is expected that the position will require the following duties and responsibilities:

• Preparation of product engineering analysis reports for structural and pneumatic systems
• Preparation of airworthiness and safety management certification reports
• Assist in the definition and development of engineering materials and processes best practice
• Develop new predictive engineering models in support of new product development
• Develop structural engineering specifications involving metals and non-metallic or composite structural materials for product design.
• Damage tolerance, durability, design allowable and structural modelling.
• Specialties may include analysis of dynamics loads, stability, stress, fatigue, thermal and Gas System dynamics.
• Tools utilized may include Solidworks, Lab View, Matlab and a variety of software applications.