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Principal Maritime Structural Engineer

Job in Portsmouth, Hampshire County, PO5, England, UK
Listing for: Manpower UK Ltd
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-24
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Structural Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 600 - 800 GBP Daily GBP 600.00 800.00 DAY
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role:
Prinicipal Structural Engineer

Location:

Gosport-onsite
Duration: 6 months
Rate: £600-£700/day
Inside IR35:
Umbrella

About our Client:

Our client is a leading company in defense and aerospace technology, specializing in cutting-edge research, testing, and innovation across multiple sectors. They are known for their state-of-the-art facilities and highly skilled workforce, making them a key player in advancing technology and delivering high-quality solutions.

The Role
As a Principal Maritime Structural Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering work streams whilst guiding a mixed discipline engineering team. Ultimately enabling the engineering delivery of a large multi-year high profile maritime project within the Maritime defence sector.

Day-to-day, you will use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to model and assess the structural response of submarine propulsors under quasi-static and dynamic conditions. Responsibilities include developing and reviewing FEA models, technical reports, and design documentation, as well as approving work packages and drawings.

Your responsibilities will include:
Delivery. Lead and coordinate engineering activities to deliver projects effectively. Apply technical expertise and sound judgement to solve problems, plan tasks, and manage delivery within scope, time, and budget
Resilience. Share expertise and mentor others to build capability across engineering teams.
Internal Collaboration. Promote cross-functional collaboration and ensure compliance with relevant processes and standards
External Collaboration. Engage with partners and stakeholders to develop joint technical approaches and support business development. Represent the team in external forums and customer meetings
Safety. Ensure projects/programmes you are responsible for are conducted in a safe manner, highlighting hazards and potentially unsafe practices and providing potential options to reduce the risk so that it is as low as responsibly practicable
Governance. Ensure that Governance is applied consistently across the technical programmes where you are involved. Act as a peer or independent reviewer for other projects or programmes of work where suitable

Essential experience of the Principal Maritime Structural Engineer:
The applicant should have significant previous experience of leading multidisciplinary project teams.
An excellent understanding in engineering
Substantial experience of structural design to recognised codes of practice either Maritime or Civil.

Experience of Finite Element Analysis of structures and systems
Proficient in FEA software (ideally Abaqus)
Proficient in CAD software

Essential qualifications for the Principal Maritime Structural Engineer:
BEng / MEng in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience

This role is 37 per week based at Haslar.

Due to the nature of the work carried out at our client's site, these roles are subject to specific nationality requirements and are only open to sole British citizens. Candidates who meet this criterion will also be required to undergo security clearance vetting
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