Rolls-Royce
StressEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Stress Engineer at Rolls-Royce. Skills: Stress analysis, Fatigue assessment, Finite element analysis. Conduct mechanical design. Develop numerical models”
What You'll Achieve.
Safeguard mechanical integrity; Ensure designs are robust; Meet requirements; Optimise designs; Deliver key programme milestones; Enable Defence Combat strategy
Industry & Context.
Evaluative judgements; Engineering judgement
Security Check (SC) clearance
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering or STEM, Experience in relevant engineering environment, Security Check (SC) clearance
Nice to Have
Materials or mechanical analyst background, Interest in developing career as mechanical analyst, Membership of relevant professional body, Chartered status attained/working towards
What You'll Do.
Conduct mechanical design
Develop numerical models
Use numeral calculation methods
Implement boundary conditions
Execute model calculations
Verify model calculations
Validate model calculations
Improve tools methods processes
Analyze factual information
Identify effective solutions
Conduct mechanical experiments
Prepare experiment specification
Supervise experiments
Check results during test
Interpret test results
Compare test with models
Manage technical packages
Manage investigations of work
Provide delivery against milestones
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Key business stakeholders; Multi discipline team
Process & Methodology
Programme milestones
Full Job Description
## **Job Description** **Job Title:** Stress Engineer **Working Pattern:** Full time; hybrid (on average three days per week on site) **Working location:** Bristol (Filton) / Hybrid An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Rolls-Royce in Bristol and help safeguard the mechanical integrity of our engines across several Defence Programmes including New Product Introduction (NPI). Stress engineers ensure the integrity of our products. They predict the mechanical behaviour of components and sub-systems, supporting the Design function, considering various failure mechanisms (e.g. proof, ultimate, fatigue (low & high cycle), creep etc.) and contributing factors (e.g. vibration, thermal induced loads, inherent manufacturing anomalies, corrosion, extreme operating conditions). The role of a Stress Engineer includes being influential at all stages in the design cycle (to ensure designs are robust, meet requirements and are optimised) through to the products service life and to component disposal. These roles involve working with a range of key business stakeholders to support the delivery of key programme milestones thus enabling the delivery of our Defence Combat strategy for the next 50 years. **Why Rolls-Royce?** Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey. We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a di
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