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Principal Stress Engineer
VINCI Construction·Warrington, England, United Kingdom·Hybrid·Full-time
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Summary
the pitchJoin NUVIA, a leading engineering and technology company, as a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer. In this role, you will be responsible for delivering finite element solutions and manual calculations to support design and installation consultancy projects. You will work closely with project design teams, supervise colleagues, and ensure that industry standards and quality procedures are met. This is a customer-facing role that requires excellent communication skills and a passion for engineering and problem-solving.
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Essential:
- A passion for engineering and problem solving, with an excellent grasp of mechanical concepts and all types of loading, stress and failure,
- Expertise in hand and FEA calculations and either ANSYS, CAESAR II, LS-DYNA, Hyperworks, or Staad Pro/Robot,
- Understanding of Industry codes and standards,
- Demonstrable performance in technical leadership, delivery within time and budget constraints, rigour and commitment to customer requirements, desire to improve our business, development/supervision of other engineers,
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in client-facing roles, to present results and formal analysis reports, adapting styles as appropriate,
- Aptitude for working creatively within multi-disciplinary project teams, integrating stress analysis into the design process,
- First or upper second-class degree in a relevant mechanical subject.
Desirable:
- Experience in the nuclear sector,
- Experience of wider design process, ability to develop technical deliverables such as drawings and specs outside of analysis work, with broad experience of requirements, drawing production, materials and manufacturing methods,
- Understanding of Inventor & AutoCAD of general 3D design tools,
- Knowledge analytical principles and methods related to Dynamic loading and response, Fatigue & Fracture, Seismic, Blast, Thermal or Fluids,
- Ability to apply the following Industry Standards: Eurocodes, BS EN 13001, BS 2573, ASME III & VIII, BS EN 13480, ANSI B31.3 or B31.1,
CEng / Member of a relevant institution (IMechE or IET).
Key responsibilities
- Carrying out finite element analysis (FEA) and hand calculations for consultancy projects to substantiate designs.
- Supervising colleagues and coordinating small teams, ensuring the quality of output and adherence to industry standards.
- Creating analysis reports, technical requirements, plans, and estimates, and ensuring tasks are carried out within scope and budget constraints.