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Stress Engineer

Posted: 23/07/26
Recruiter:Lynx Recruitment Ltd
Reference:3143426233
Type:Permanent
Disciplines: Engineering
Salary:£40,000 - £60,000 Annual
Location:Eastleigh, Hampshire
Description:

Overview

Join a high-performing engineering team delivering complex, regulated projects across multiple sectors.

You'll take ownership of structural analysis activities-ensuring designs are robust, compliant, and delivered to quality, time, and budget.

What you'll do

  • Perform stress and structural analysis (hand calcs + FEA where needed)
  • Work closely with design engineers to solve real-world engineering problems
  • Produce and check design substantiation reports
  • Act as the technical authority for analysis, including subcontractor work
  • Influence designs early to improve manufacturability, cost, and performance
  • Support planning, mentoring, and continuous improvement of analysis methods

What we're looking for

  • Strong experience in stress analysis & hand calculations (Mathcad)
  • Knowledge of relevant standards (e.g. Eurocodes / lifting or structural codes)
  • Background in a highly regulated environment (nuclear, defence, etc.)
  • Experience with FEA tools (ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran or similar)
  • Ability to interrogate designs and define load cases (static, dynamic, fatigue)
  • Confident communicator, able to justify analysis to stakeholders

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