Senior Stress Analyst

Job Title:              Senior Stress Analyst
Location:              Ashton Vale, Bristol + Hybrid Working Arrangements
Compensation:    Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF61369

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 Senior Stress Analyst at our Ashton Vale, Bristol site.

The Role
As a Senior Stress Analyst, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. You will create significant value by leveraging your skills and experience to lead yourself and others in the qualification of outstanding in-design, and in-service solutions.

Day-to-day, you’ll perform the origination and checking of stress analysis calculations, finite element analysis, and reports in relation to the qualification of submarine and surface ship component resistance to; shock, vibration, fatigue, and pressure loading in accordance with the relevant design codes and customer-agreed analysis methodologies.

• Perform the origination and checking of analysis calculations, finite element analysis, and reports on time and within budget.
• Support the definition of analysis work package scope and costing.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders by reporting low strength reserve factors and assist in the proposal of alternative design solutions. 
• Support the development of junior colleagues.

This role is full time, 37 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.

Essential Experience of the Senior Stress Analyst

• Experience in origination and checking of stress analysis hand calculations, and familiarity with design codes e.g. PD 5500, MAP 01-470, BS 5950, BS EN 13001.
• Experience in origination and checking of stress finite element modelling and analysis, and proficiency in the use of FEA software (ideally Ansys and/or LS-Dyna) to include static, non-linear (contact) and elastic analysis, and ideally dynamic and/or elasto-plastic analysis.
• Experience with the following software, Teamcenter, Mathcad/Prime and NX.

Qualifications for the Senior Stress Analyst 

• Degree qualified in a relevant technical discipline.
• A member of a professional institution with which you hold Chartered or Incorporated status.

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be a sole UK national who is able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. However, the successful candidate can start on Standard (BPSS) security clearance but will need to obtain and achieve Security Check (SC) security clearance.

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
• Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met
• Potential to develop skills
• A relocation package for those outside of the region

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 are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 23/01/2025

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