Senior Stress Engineer
ASSYSTEM
Senior Stress Engineer
ASSYSTEM
Engineering services for design, construction, commissioning
Join us a Senior Stress Engineer
š Location: Derby
šStaff Position
Your future team:
Assystem are expanding our Stress capability and are looking for enthusiastic Senior Stress Engineersto join us. You will report into the Stress Technical Lead and will work in an embedded team based at our clients site in Derby.
Your Missions
š Provide integrity substantiation using Finite Element method and/or Code assessment
š Assist in calculation reviews
š„ļø Modelling experience
š”ļø Adhere to Assystem quality system
ā±ļøWork to man-hour budgets for assigned tasks
šIf required, assist in proposal writing and other related bidding activities
šÆ Successful candidates will be expected to assist in achieving business targets by ensuring his/her analysis work meets the defined quality, time, and cost requirements.
Why join the community of Switchers?:
š¹ The Group is currently ranked second in the world for nuclear engineering.
š¹A dynamic career management policy to enable our employees to progress through our five business lines: operations, project, technical, sales and support functions
š¹Provide opportunities to work on exciting, global projects
š¹Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text
š¹Discount vouchers for days out and restaurants, eye test and glasses vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free flu jabs
At Assystem, we celebrate diversity and creativity. We believe in harnessing unique perspectives to shape innovative solutions. Your skills and daring spirit are what truly matter. Join us and help shape the future! š
To be successful in this role you will need:
š”ļø Nuclear industry experience (defence) preferable, but transferable skills from other disciplines accepted
š¼ Demonstrable expertise in fatigue, fracture, thermal, and structural stress assessments using finite element analysis
āļø Finite Element analysis in ABAQUS (explicit/implicit)
š„ļø ABAQUS/CAE or equivalent pre/post (desirable)
š Code assessment to ASME B&PVC and R6; RCC-M a plus
š ļø Knowledge of structural integrity & defect tolerance assessments
š Python scripting in ABAQUS environment desirable
š CRACKEN or alternative fracture assessment experience
ā” Fatigue crack growth & initiation experience desirable
š Familiar with Gated review process
šPlease be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.
We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our peopleās ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.
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We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our peopleās ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.
Assystem provides engineering services for complex projects, covering design, construction, supervision, commissioning, and operation, with a strong focus on the nuclear and energy sectors. Its approach combines multidisciplinary engineering teams and project-management capabilities to move projects from initial concept through to operation. The company differentiates itself through a long track record, strategic acquisitions (including Alphatem in 1995 and Mactech Energy Group in 2025) and an early public offering in 2013, which have expanded its capabilities and market reach in the energy and nuclear fields. Its goal is to be a leading, reliable partner for clients by delivering end-to-end engineering services and helping them meet safety, performance, and regulatory requirements across the project lifecycle.
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