Stress Engineer

Job Purpose
Provide structural and design analysis support to a multi-disciplinary engineering team, ensuring solutions are safe, fit for purpose, and delivered to quality, schedule, and budget requirements. The role reports to the Engineering Lead.

Key Relationships

• Engineering managers, principal/senior/design engineers

• Project managers and engineers

• External clients, suppliers, and subcontractors

Main Responsibilities

• Work with design engineers to validate and improve designs using hand calculations and, where required, finite element analysis.

• Produce and review design analysis documentation.

• Act as a focal point for analysis tasks completed internally or by subcontractors.

• Influence early-stage design to ensure structural integrity, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness.

• Provide task estimates, schedules, and progress updates to project leads.

• Mentor engineers carrying out analysis work.

• Support development of standardised analysis methods, procedures, and internal training.

• Contribute to effective change management in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

• Travel within the UK and overseas as required.

• Comply with all safety, data protection, ethical, and organisational policies.

• Promote a safe working environment and support diversity and inclusion.

Professional Development
Maintain ongoing professional development and awareness of relevant industry and regulatory requirements.