Techniche Global are supporting the Advanced Security and Defence Technology business to appoint a Senior Structural Analyst who will work on a portfolio of projects, alongside other team members and colleagues from across the business.
This is an exciting opportunity to be at the forefront on varied R&D projects for the Company. You'll use advanced finite element-based structural analysis codes – supported by classical analytical methods – to simulate the response of complex, and often novel, materials and structures in challenging, real-world environments.
Salary:
£52-65k per annum
Location: Farnborough, Hampshire
(hybrid working)
Duration:
perm role/ full-time
Requirements:
sole UK national
Key responsibilities:
- Assessment of collisions between small ‘drones' and crewed aircraft, using a combination of validated simulation methods and full-scale testing;
- Development and validation of simulation methods to evaluate the effect of emerging directed energy laser weapons on target structures;
- De-risking the development of large composite structures for major UK maritime programmes;
- Supporting the development of novel technologies for the UK's TEMPEST programme;
- Exploring potential failure scenarios associated with complex Replenishment At Sea operations;
- Structural analysis of Company's electric drive products for military vehicles;
- Providing structures advice to inform the development of high-performance airframes;
- Evaluating failure of composite structures under a wide variety of static and dynamic loading conditions;
- Development and qualification of the Paveway IV Tactical Penetrator product variant;
- Creation of bespoke material models and simulation methods for novel materials;
- De-risking complex rocket-sled trials at Company's Long Test Track;
- Developing and supporting Company's ion thruster products that are currently powering the Bepicolombo mission to Mercury;
- Development of loads and mass estimation methods to aid the conceptual design of future air vehicles, and;
- Supporting the development of products and assurance of designs for a wide range of Company's projects.
Essential skills and qualifications include:
- Experienced structural analyst, with strong analytical and numerical skills;
- Experience in finite element modelling methods, using ABAQUS
- Ability to deliver projects that include high levels of novel research and methods development as well as undertaking traditional engineering assessments and design-support activities;
- Knowledge of adjacent technical disciplines such as design, manufacturing, materials, aerodynamics/hydrodynamics.
- Able to write quality technical reports and presentations;
- Meets the requirements of a Chartered Engineer or working towards this.
- Ideally eligible to handle ITAR and EAR controlled data as well as UK-only data, though this may not be a disqualifying factor for exceptional candidates.
Desirable skills/experience include:
It is expected that candidates will have at least some of the following skills/experience:
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Experience in:
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o Analysis of composite structures, including progressive damage in multiple failure modes;
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o Development and calibration of bespoke material models/sub-routines to simulate complex materials behaviours;
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o Dynamic-explicit analysis methods, including impact modelling;
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o Structural dynamics and vibration analysis and testing;
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o Aero-elastic analysis;
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o Thermal analysis, including transient heat flow;
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o Structural optimisation;
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o Creation of semi-automated workflows, including use of tools such as Isight;
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Commercial awareness and experience of bidding;
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Experience identifying and working with Standards;
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Skills in programming languages such as VBA, Python or FORTRAN;
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Skills in the development of CAD models using Solidworks.