Stress Engineer

Job description

Entity

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aircraft propulsion and equipment, space and defense markets. Safran has a global presence, with more than 58,000 employees and sales of 16.5 billion euros in 2017. Working alone or in partnership, Safran holds world or European leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange, and is part of the CAC 40 and Euro Stoxx 50 indices.
In February 2018, Safran took control of Zodiac Aerospace, significantly expanding its aircraft equipment activities. Zodiac Aerospace has 32,500 employees and generated sales of 5.1 billion euros for its fiscal year ended August 31, 2017.

Safran is ranked among the Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters and is featured on the "Happy at work" rankings. The Group places fourth on the Universum ranking for the favorite companies of newly-qualified engineers in France.

Safran Nacelles is the world's leading aircraft nacelle manufacturer with over 20,800 pieces of equipment in use and over 125,000 flight hours a day. The company operates on all market segments, from regional aircraft and business jets to the biggest jetliners.  

Job details

Main domain/Job field

Research, design and development - Mechanics

Job title

Stress Engineer

Employment type

Permanent

Professional category

Professional, Engineer & Manager

Part time / Full time

Full-time

Number of hours per week

37

Job description

Job title: Stress Engineer
Job reference: 2018-
Role type: Permanent
Locations: Burnley
Salary: Competitive

If you are interested in this opportunity and in joining a global, forward thinking organisation with an excellent suite of benefits and high technology products being manufactured, please apply now.

Role description

To provide evidence of structural compliance with Customer and/or Technical specifications.

Direct Responsibilities of the Stress Engineer
• To define the applicable stress methodology on a case by case basis.
• To produce stress substantiations using analytical methods.
• To produce stress substantiations using numerical methods, setting up cost effective FE models and providing engineering judgements on the results.
• To define physical product tests through liaison with the Test and Instrumentation Engineers and to produce the associated test plans.
• To analyse the results obtained from physical testing to ensure that they support the results from structural analyses and to produce the associated test reports.
• To provide structural analysis on design proposals and engineering change proposals, by comparing the strength of a structure to applied loads to ensure product integrity and airworthiness.
• To propose methods and techniques to support structural optimisation.
• To support the dispositioning of manufacturing non-conformances and the definition of repair solutions where necessary.
• To comply with methods defined within Nacelles Technical Handbook.
• To technically verify stress reports using BTG0036 procedure.

2.4 Functional Responsibilities
• To provide structural substantiation for new design and modifications to existing designs.
• To provide structural substantiation for in-service repairs.
• To provide structural substantiation in support of Research and Technology initiatives.
• To provide structural substantiation for manufacturing non-conformance solutions.
• To comply with Nacelles procedures (BTG0086, BTG0026)

Travel specifictity

Desired profile

Occasional travel to France and other SNA sites in UK

Candidate skills & requirements

Candidate skills & requirements

• Demonstrable and relevant experience of stress analysis is essential
• Good knowledge of NASTRAN,NX and STREAME software ( linear and non-linear analysis) is essential
• Good knowledge of repair and concession substantiations
• Excellent knowledge of performing hand calculations (using such tools as ESDU, Niu, Bruhn) - Essential
• Excellent knowledge of preparing stress report, covering static fatigue and damage tolerance - Essential
• Good general aircraft knowledge and experience of civil A/C Nacelle structures - Essential
• Excellent knowledge of metallic and composite materials and structures
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and techniques
• Excellent communication skills-Essential
• Good time and priority management skills-Essential
• Advanced Project Management skills-Essential
• Intermediate Planning and Organisation skills-Essential
• HND qualification/B Eng degree (or equivalent); or equivalent relevant experience
• French Language Skills while beneficial isn't essential

Offering a competitive salary & suite of excellent employee benefits ensuring we make this a fantastic place to be, some below for example:

- Excellent company contributory pension scheme
- Private health care
- Health cash back plans (dental/wellbeing)
- 25 days holiday + BH
- Corporate Gym Membership
- Burnley Football club benefits (Including chance to get tickets and be treated to meal in corporate box during the game)
- Restaurant onsite with excellent food at subsidised price
- Free car parking
- Flex-time options dependant on role/circumstance
- Share purchase scheme

We take great pride in supporting our employees who in turn are proud to work here, if your application is successful further information on our benefits will be provided and a member of our HR team will contact you.

Apply now if you are interested - https://www.safran-nacelles.com/jobs

Salary

Competitive