Job Description
What will you be doing?
As a Mechanical Integrity (Stress) Engineer, you will join in our team in Rugby to support our activities within the Energy sector.
Your main responsibilities will be:
* Perform detailed strength analysis of components in line with contract specifications, utilizing Finite Element (FE) techniques and traditional hand calculations to ensure compliance and reliability.
* Analyse components for plastic collapse, buckling, ratcheting, fatigue, rupture, and other critical failure modes to validate design integrity under various operating conditions.
* Assess components for natural frequency, vibration response, and heat transfer to ensure safe and effective performance under both operational and environmental conditions.
* Evaluate components to withstand loads from shock, impact, and dynamic operational stresses to ensure durability in real-world applications.
* Assist in defining suitable weld types, and perform strength and fatigue checks on welded joints to ensure robust and safe connections.
* Identify design deficiencies through advanced analysis techniques, recommending improvements to enhance performance, safety, and reliability.
* As required, perform analysis on in-house and non-customer equipment, such as pressure test fixtures, to support internal needs and testing.
* Build and refine FE models, developing analysis plans to meet project requirements and ensure accurate simulation results.
* Prepare comprehensive reports and presentation materials, documenting analysis results and methodologies for internal and customer review.
You are...
* Passionate about engineering
* result-oriented
* proactive
Qualifications
Experience, skills and qualifications required:
* Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related fields.
* 7+ years of experience in mechanical component analysis, with a strong focus on performance and reliability.
* Expertise in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, ideally including Abaqus and ANSYS, to simulate and validate complex systems.
* In-depth understanding of ASME and DNV codes for safety, quality, and compliance in design and manufacturing.
* Technical expertise in rotating equipment, with a preference for experience in turbine systems, ensuring familiarity with high-stress and dynamic environment
* This role involves work with UK Defence customers, so applicants must be British Citizens and either hold or be eligible for SC Level clearance. Candidates must have resided in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.
Additional Information
Why join us?
We foster a community of dually talented individuals who are both entrepreneurs and technology specialists. Our teams embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, enabling us to develop solutions most efficiently.
Our commitment to sustainable growth is unwavering, and we continuously strive for accelerated transformation and continuous improvement. Through ALTEN labs, mentoring programs, internal universities, and more, we are always pushing boundaries and embracing new possibilities.
We offer incredible opportunities to join inspiring projects in the most innovative companies.
We prioritise your career development with personalised support plans tailored to your own aspirations. We're here to empower you and help you reach your full potential.
Join our passionate team and start building tomorrow, today!
In short you get:
* A personalised career path and a rewarding management style
* A chance to work on the most exciting engineering projects and technologies along with Premium Customers
* A huge diversity of engineering projects and industries
* A competitive salary
* Private Medical Insurance
* Pension Scheme
* Cycle-to-work Scheme among many additional benefits
* Social atmosphere, regular gatherings, and team buildings
* Flexible way of working (role dependent)