Gas Turbine Senior Stress Engineer

Position Overview

Title:

Gas Turbine Senior Stress Engineer

Salary range: £65,000 to £80,000 per annum

Location:

Burton on Trent, Glasgow, Bristol, Gloucester, Leatherhead, Manchester, Plymouth (flexible hybrid working)

Closing date: 25th January (may close earlier if sufficient applications received)

• Assess the structural integrity of gas turbines using advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) methods.
• Conduct strength, fatigue (low‑cycle and high‑cycle), creep, and defect‑tolerance assessments of safety‑critical parts.
• Develop bespoke software tools to accelerate or deepen component analysis and reduce conservatism.
• Lead and deliver projects across the Frazer‑Nash portfolio for defence, energy and transport sectors.
• Interact with customers to understand requirements, develop approaches, and deliver insights.
• Provide technical guidance, mentor junior engineers and support service development.
• Support project delivery governance and contribute to strategy and capability advancement.

• Degree in engineering or equivalent.
• Strong technical knowledge in mechanical/structural engineering.
• In-depth experience with advanced FEA (cracked‑body modelling, material non‑linearities, authoring user sub‑routines) using Abaqus, Ansys or SC03.
• Proven experience in strength, fatigue, creep and fracture assessments.

• Experience in a technical consultancy environment.
• Experience in business development and building client relationships.
• Experience in project management and leading large/multi‑disciplinary projects.
• Experience in delivering complex technical work in a commercial environment.

Pre‑employment screening and UK National Security Vetting clearance are required due to the nature of Frazer‑Nash Consultancy work.

• Competitive salary with yearly reviews.
• 25 days holiday (plus the option to purchase five additional days).
• Welcoming work culture with flexible working arrangements.
• Enhanced parental benefits.
• Company pension scheme.
• Targeted professional development.
• Life assurance.
• Private healthcare membership.
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance.
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution.
• Support in attaining professional membership.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Season ticket loan.
• Optional benefits tailored to individual preferences.

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology

Business Consulting and Services