At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead stress analysis projects and deliver innovative engineering solutions.
- Company: Join NUVIA, a leader in engineering consultancy with a focus on safety.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for career growth.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities to mentor junior engineers.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in engineering while working on exciting projects.
- Qualifications: Passion for engineering, expertise in FEA calculations, and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 55000 - 70000 £ per year.
A vacancy has arisen for a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer within the Analysis Team based at our Warrington or Didcot offices. We are looking for a focused, enthusiastic and skilled Senior/Principal Engineer to join the Analysis Team and to integrate with project design teams as required. You will be delivering finite element solutions and manual calculations to support design and installation consultancy projects for internal and external clients. Senior/Principal Stress Engineers are responsible for a complete package of work, normally in the form of a Calculation or FE Analysis report. You may be responsible for the checking and approval of deliverables as well as ensuring that industry standards and quality procedures are met. Safety in design is NUVIA's highest priority and the Senior/Principal Engineer is a fundamental role in achieving this.
Key responsibilities as a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer:
- Working in the NUVIA Analysis Team you will report to the Analysis team leader and be responsible for:
- Carrying out FE analysis and hand calculations for consultancy projects for the substantiation of designs
- Supervise colleagues and coordinate small teams, depending on experience, and be responsible for the quality of output
- This role would be customer facing and include supporting our clients in the identification and clarification of their requirements
- Creating analysis reports, technical requirements, plans and estimates
- Ensure tasks are carried out to the required scope and budget constraints
- Checking calculations and analysis by other engineers
- Developing junior engineers or subcontractors through task supervision
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
- A passion for engineering and problem solving, with an excellent grasp of mechanical concepts and all types of loading, stress and failure
- Expertise in hand and FEA calculations and either ANSYS, CAESAR II, LS-DYNA, Hyperworks, or Staad Pro/Robot
- Understanding of Industry codes and standards
- Demonstrable performance in technical leadership, delivery within time and budget constraints, rigour and commitment to customer requirements, desire to improve our business, development/supervision of other engineers
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in client-facing roles, to present results and formal analysis reports, adapting styles as appropriate
- Aptitude for working creatively within multi-disciplinary project teams, integrating stress analysis into the design process
- First or upper second-class degree in a relevant mechanical subject
Desirable:
- Experience in the nuclear sector
- Experience of wider design process, ability to develop technical deliverables such as drawings and specs outside of analysis work, with broad experience of requirements, drawing production, materials and manufacturing methods
- Understanding of Inventor & AutoCAD of general 3D design tools
- Knowledge analytical principles and methods related to Dynamic loading and response, Fatigue & Fracture, Seismic, Blast, Thermal or Fluids
- Ability to apply the following Industry Standards: Eurocodes, BS EN 13001, BS 2573, ASME III & VIII, BS EN 13480, ANSI B31.3 or B31.1
- CEng / Member of a relevant institution (IMechE or IET)
Principal Stress Engineer in Warrington employer: VINCI Construction
NUVIA is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Warrington or Didcot where innovation and safety are at the forefront of our engineering projects. We prioritise employee growth through mentorship and development opportunities, fostering a collaborative culture that encourages creativity and technical excellence. Join us to be part of a team that values your contributions and supports your professional journey in the exciting field of stress engineering.
