ACCELERATE YOUR CAREER
WAE Technologies Limited exists to accelerate the advantage and impact of our clients. We do it through innovative engineering and technology that solves complex problems and brings a step-change in weight, speed, and efficiency. Join us to help fulfil our mission to accelerate an efficient, electric, and sustainable future.
An opportunity has arisen for Senior Engineer – Stress to join our CAE Team in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment. This is a senior role providing structural analysis to support WAE’s diverse project portfolio. Aiding conceptual direction, design-development and developing toolsets and methodologies for improved correlation with physical test.
Job role:
- Working within the stress analysis group, supporting the wider CAE department.
- Working across a matrix structure, supporting project teams to fulfil customer requirements and deliverables.
- To be client-centric, interacting directly with internal and external customers.
- To work across a wider variety of projects, for diverse clients across a number of engineering sectors.
- Provide project pre-contract and kick off representation as well as main point of contact and independent running of large, complex projects.
- Aiding concept direction, through feasibility and early stage analysis.
- Presentation, reporting and discussion of analysis results and participation in design reviews.
- Creation, development and running of stress analysis simulations including:
- Implicit analysis in response to service loads
- Explicit analysis in response to crash requirements
- Modal and frequency response simulation
- Fatigue analysis and calculation
- Hand calculations for mechanical fixings, inserts and bonded joints
- Load case generation from various sources
- Detailed analysis of simulation results and creation of comprehensive post processing.
- Aiding correlation activity with input to physical testing, calibration and validation.
- To balance multiple concurrent projects and manage your own workload.
- Developing co-simulation toolsets and stress methodologies within WAE.
- Documenting procedures, best practises and simulation methodologies
- Supporting/mentoring of engineers and project engineers within the group
- Checking and approval of calculations, simulations and reports.
- Management of external CAE resource in conjunction with the CAE Manager/Lead Engineer
- Actively pursuing CPD activity within professional engineering
- Attend and/or present at conferences/seminars and seek opportunities to promote WAE
You’ll have:
- A Degree in mechanical, automotive, or aerospace engineering.
- EXTENSIVE experience of stress simulation with one or more of the following:
- Implicit analysis, ideally using Altair OPTISTRUCT
- Explicit analysis, ideally using Altair RADIOSS or LS-Dyna
- Fatigue analysis, ideally using nCode or FEMFAT”
- Knowledge of running non-linear analysis would be beneficial.
- Experience with analysis of metallic and composite structures would be beneficial.
- Experience in the automotive, aerospace or motorsport industry.
- Some practical experience of physical testing would be beneficial.
- Working knowledge of TeamCentre and of CATIA V5 or Siemens NX would be advantageous.
- Working towards, or have achieved, Chartership status with the IMechE/IET (or similar) would be advantageous.
We’ll provide:
- Training to add to your existing skills and accelerate your career
- A supportive and empowering work environment
Application deadline:
The closing date for applications is 7th of June 2023.
Location:
We are based on the WAE technical campus in Grove, Oxfordshire, UK. 20 minutes’ drive South of Oxford, UK.and Kidlington, Oxford.
Disclaimers and DEI:
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. At WAE we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. WAE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.
