Stress Engineer

Safran Engineering Services is looking for a Stress Engineer to join our team at our customer in Cwmbran

The job involves analytical support in structural and occupant injury simulation, working closely with other functions such as Design, Certification and Production to ensure that seating products are lightweight, durable and safe throughout their working life.

The role will be based in the Cwmbran area, and will be a combination of working from home and working at the customer site. Expected 3 days on site, 2 days at home.

We need an experienced stress engineer with the following skillsets:

• Part and assembly meshing, model setup and analysis in Altair Hyperworks (Hypermesh, Optistruct, Hyperview) and MSC Nastran;
• Linear/non-linear implicit FE analysis;
• FE checking and validation;
• Use, authoring and checking of aerospace standard classical calculations;
• English language technical report writing & presentation skills;
• Technical, direct communication with internal departments such as Design, Certification, and Production.

Desirable:

• Multi-body dynamic analysis and/or non-linear explicit FE analysis (Radioss);
• Knowledge of fatigue and damage tolerance;
• Experience with aircraft seat structures;
• Occupant injury criteria.

Good understanding of:

• Loading requirements, limit and ultimate, dynamic and static occupant injury requirements;
• Metallic, non-metallic and composite materials and their behaviour;
• Weight requirements and identification of surplus material - weight optimisation;
• Damage mechanisms including plasticity and instability, and imperfections in production and build quality;
• Aerospace regulations FAR/CS 25-561, EASA Part 21 J, ARP 5526 and airframer specifications.

• 185 hours holiday per year plus statutory bank holidays
• Personal pension scheme whereby 5% contribution from employee and 8% from employer plus salary sacrifice.
• Death in service life insurance – covering up to 4x annual basic salary in the event of death in service
• PEGI Share Scheme
• Career development within Safran Group
• Training & development are a focus
• Hybrid working available
• Early finish on a Friday