Senior Stress Engineer - Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - EVolve

    EVolve
    EVolve Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Senior Stress Engineer | Heavy Industry Focussed | Oxfordshire | Competitive Salary | Performance Bonus Scheme

    Our client is looking for a Senior role providing structural analysis to support their diverse project portfolio. You will be Aiding conceptual direction, design-development and developing toolsets and methodologies for improved correlation with physical test.

    As a Senior Stress Engineer you will:


    • Working across a matrix structure, supporting project teams to fulfil customer requirements and deliverables.


    • To be client-centric, interacting directly with internal and external customers.


    • To work across a wider variety of projects, for diverse clients across a number of engineering sectors.


    • Provide project pre-contract and kick off representation as well as main point of contact and independent

    running of large, complex projects.


    • Aiding concept direction, through feasibility and early stage analysis.


    • Presentation, reporting and discussion of analysis results and participation in design reviews.


    • Creation, development and running of stress analysis simulations including:

    o Implicit analysis in response to service loads

    o Explicit analysis in response to crash requirements

    o Modal and frequency response simulation

    o Fatigue analysis and calculation


    • Hand calculations for mechanical fixings, inserts and bonded joints


    • Load case generation from various sources


    • Detailed analysis of simulation results and creation of comprehensive post processing.


    • Aiding correlation activity with input to physical testing, calibration and validation.


    • To balance multiple concurrent projects and manage your own workload.


    • Developing co-simulation toolsets and stress methodologies.


    • Documenting procedures, best practises and simulation methodologies


    • Supporting/mentoring of engineers and project engineers within the group


    • Checking and approval of calculations, simulations and reports.


    • Management of external CAE resource in conjunction with the CAE Manager/Lead Engineer


    • Actively pursuing CPD activity within professional engineering

    As a Senior Stress Engineer you will have:

    A Degree in mechanical, automotive, or aerospace engineering.


    • EXTENSIVE experience of stress simulation with one or more of the following:


    • Implicit analysis, ideally using Altair OPTISTRUCT


    • Explicit analysis, ideally using Altair RADIOSS or LS-Dyna


    • Fatigue analysis, ideally using nCode or FEMFAT"


    • Knowledge of running non-linear analysis would be beneficial.


    • Experience with analysis of metallic and composite structures would be beneficial.


    • Experience in the automotive, aerospace or motorsport industry.


    • Some practical experience of physical testing would be beneficial.


    • Working knowledge of TeamCentre and of CATIA V5 or Siemens NX would be advantageous.

    Please contact me today if interested.

    Stress engineer, CAE engineer, Heavy industry, Off highway, Turnkey solution, Altair OPTISTRUCT, Altair RADIOSS, LS-Dyna, nCode, FEMFAT, CATIA V5, CATIA V6, Siemens NX, Teamcentre, Automotive, Mining, Metals, Composite,. CFD