Principal Marine Structures Engineer

Principal Marine Structures Engineer
Location:

Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Job Title: Principal FEA Engineer
Location: Either Plymouth, Bristol or Rosyth
Compensation: Competitive + Benefits
Role Type: Full time / Permanent
Role ID: SF59826

At Babcock we're working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Principal FEA Engineer at either of our Plymouth, Bristol or Rosyth sites.

The role
As a Principal Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Engineer, you'll have a role that's out of the ordinary. Day-to-day, you'll be responsible for leading in the execution and delivery of complex FE analysis-based tasks, using their deep technical knowledge to support product development throughout the design lifecycle.

Provide technical support to our key customers, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of engineering outputs.
Analysis will be predominately using ANSYS, for the analysis of linear and non-linear, static, and dynamic, structural, thermodynamic, in time and frequency domains and multi-physics environment, performing analytical studies for analysing the mechanism of kinematics, dynamics, and force analysis.
Implementing robust verification and validation processes for stress analysis and experience in training and development of engineers in the field of stress analysis.
Generating appropriate analytical methodologies for the optimization of stress analysis studies and produce appropriately justified technical solutions, interpreting, and converting analysis results into practical design outputs.

This role is full time, 35 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office/onsite and 3 days working from home.

Essential experience of the Principal FEA Engineer

Previous defence or marine experience is not a requirement.
The role requires deep professional expertise, knowledge, and experience in FEA.
You should have experience in the use and application of ANSYS

Qualifications for the Principal FEA Engineer

Degree qualified in an engineering discipline with extensive experience in relevant field (or BTEC equivalent qualification in relevant engineering discipline with significant demonstrable experience) and have substantial demonstrable post degree experience.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

Generous holiday allowance
Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
Employee share scheme
Employee shopping savings portal
Payment of Professional Fees
Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We're committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone's free to thrive. We arehappy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

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