Description
Stress Engineer
Rate: £30-£34 per hour
Duration: 6 months with potential to extend
Location: West Midlands
Key Skills: Hand Calculations, Abaqus, Failure Analysis, Trials, Customer Interaction
HIGHLY EXPERIENCED STRESS ENGINEER/ANALYST REQUIRED FOR A HIGHLY CHALLENGING AND ENGAGING CONTRACT ON GOVERNMENT PROJECTS.
Specific areas of work will include stress analysis of the projectile structure which consists of a pressure vessel containing a propellant charge and related components such as the nozzle.
The pressure vessel can take several forms ranging from a traditional monolithic metallic structure to a composite structure comprising several metallic and polymeric components adhesively bonded together. The propellant charge comprises a polymeric material with non linear visco-elastic properties which are characterised in our own laboratories for use in finite element analysis.
Both traditional analytical and advanced finite elements stressing methods (eg Abaqus) are used to determine failure modes, failure loads and safety factors. Implicit within the stress analysis is the thermal analysis to determine the component temperatures.
Analysis if often verified by structural testing. Static testing is conducted onsite where combined pressure, bending and torsional loads are applied across a wide temperature range. Fatigue testing is conducted by external sub-contractors.
Stress analysis of specialist tooling is also conducted covering all stages of manufacture, assembly and testing.
All aspects of the stress analysis are documented and form a key part of the certification process. This includes the compilation of a formal structural design record and presentation of the results to our customers and government representatives.
The ideal candidate would be educated to a minimum degree level and from an aerospace or nuclear background who have been working on classified government projects in their last role.
Keywords: Stress Engineer, Stress Analyst, Hand Calculations, Abaqus, Pressure Vessel, Aerospace, Defence, Nuclear.
If you are interested in this opportunity and would like to discuss it further, please send your CV and I will endeavour to get in touch.