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Stress Engineer Mechanical Analysis

Defence

Stevenage

Permanent ⁄ £30000 - £40000

Updated October 16, 2008

• Carry out full range of structural analyses and investigations, including evaluation, selection of technical options, and prepare supporting reports.
• Prepare various technical documents in support of structural analysis activities.
• Carry out structural analysis investigations into a full range of problems using classical calculations and analytical tools.
• Produce structural testing requirements with supporting calculations.
• Take a lead role for assigned structural analysis activities
• Plan, control and deliver assigned project work ensuring requirements are delivered to plan.
• Produce estimates and identify risks associated with structural analysis.
• Participate in collaborative ventures within the same skill areas, with colleagues in France.
• Act as the main point of contact with customers (internal and external), suppliers and collaborators for assigned structural analysis matters.
• Provide effective support to customers for assigned structural analysis, delivering solutions to meet the customer's needs and requirements plus the programme plan.
• Support the preparation of bids/statements of work for structural analysis tasks ensuring high quality of submissions.
• Keep up to date and develop relevant technical skills, knowledge and capabilities. Seek and share best practice and knowledge to continuously improve practices.
• Manage assigned budgets and lead, develop and motivate assigned staff to ensure they are aware of and capable of delivering their accountabilities
• Make engineering decisions within own sphere of responsibility and delegated authority.
• - Provide mentoring/coaching to help and direct less experienced team members to support both their effective working and their development

Who we're looking for
• Degree qualified or equivalent, plus substantial relevant experience.
• Sound fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering, stress and vibration analysis
• Demonstrated capability for interfacing with customers.
• Negotiating and influencing skills.
• Excellent problem solving skills.
• Highly developed communication skills: able to communicate verbally and in writing at Project level.
• Experience in engineering in defence or related industry.
• Well-developed planning and organisation skills.
• Able to provide technical leadership to others.
• Proven record in conducting successful technical investigations and research.
• Able to develop links with other technical specialists, and to network effectively on an international basis.
• Knowledge and experience of Def. Stan. 07-85
• Experienced in classical and Finite Element Structural Analysis and preferably has used the following tools, NASTRAN, PATRAN, MathCAD, Pro/Engineer

About our client
Leading Defence Company

What's on offer
£30,000 - £40,000 plus benefits

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on +44 (0) 20 7831 2000. Job Ref: 12997791
Your application will be sent to Mark Goodall.