Mechanical Analysis Engineer 

Circa £40-50 per hour umbrella - negotiable 

Guildford - hybrid model 

6 month contract 

**Security clearance required, ITAR regulated**

Working as a Mechanical Analysis Engineer you will be responsible for the Analysis and design of lightweight spacecraft structures. 

As a Mechanical Analysis Engineer your duties will include:

• Finite element modelling of mechanical components and structures
• Static and Dynamic Finite element analysis of mechanical components and structures
• Thermo-elastic analysis of mechanical components and structures
• Refining finite element models to obtain agreement with experimental data
• Checking and validating numerical analyses with hand calculations
• Developing load environment specifications from launch documentation, analysis and test data

The successful Mechanical Analysis Engineer will have the below skills and experience: 

• A good understanding of the principles of FEA
• Mechanical analysis of both metallic and composite components
• Highly proficient in the use of Nastran/Hypermesh/Ansys
• Detailed hand stressing
• Experience in the use of Solidworks CAD software (desirable but not essential)
• Mechanical analysis experience in Spacecraft, Aircraft or Formula 1 industry 5+ years essential.
• Good Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering Degree or equivalent

If you are interested in this Mechanical Analysis Engineer role please click 'apply' or contact Lucy at Orion Reading today, thank you,