Description
Mechanical Engineer with FEA experience
Introduction:
A vacancy has arisen for a professional Mechanical Engineer to work within the weapons design team on projects through all stages: from design and development stage through to the final manufacture and implementation.
Typical duties and tasks:
- Perform technical investigations of problematic/failed systems.
- Creation/manipulation of 3D models which will require analysing through FEA techniques and calculations.
- Root cause analysis.
- Structural analysis
- Concept generation and development/evaluation of technical solution options and preparation of reports with suggested recommendations.
- Concept generation and development/evaluation of test rigs/methods to validate root cause(s) and solutions.
- Develop designs in line with requirements and all quality and technical standards.
- Weight optimization of systems/structures via re-design and/or use of advanced materials, such as titanium and aluminium alloys, composites and additive layer manufacturing techniques.
- Integration of sub-systems into an evolving product design, including laboratory tests, shop-floor development testing and off site trials.
Educational Background:
The candidate will have been educated to degree level or equivalent in a mechanical engineering discipline with postgraduate experience within an engineering environment.
The candidate should ideally meet the requirements for registration as incorporated or chartered engineer and preferably be a member of a relevant professional body.
Essential Experience/Skills:- Good communication skills and ability to operate at all levels within the company and with the customer.
- Analytical skills.
- Problem solving skills.
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Presentation skills.
- 3D CAD (PTC Creo2).
- Structural/Stress analysis (MS Excel, Mathcad, FEA {PTC Simulate/Ansys}).
- Engineering background in naval systems, weapons systems or design for military use.
- System Control (Matlab/Simulink)
- Hydraulic System Design
- Advanced Materials: Composites, Additive Layer Manufacturing
- Leadership skills
- Chairing reviews
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