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As a Principal Maritime Structural Engineer, you'll be responsible for delivering work streams whilst guiding a mixed discipline engineering team. Ultimately enabling the engineering delivery of a large multi-year high profile maritime project within the Maritime defence sector.
 
Day-to-day, you will use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to model and assess the structural response of submarine propulsors under quasi-static and dynamic conditions. Responsibilities include developing and reviewing FEA models, technical reports, and design documentation, as well as approving work packages and drawings.
 
Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivery.  Lead and coordinate engineering activities to deliver projects effectively. Apply technical expertise and sound judgement to solve problems, plan tasks, and manage delivery within scope, time, and budget
• Resilience.  Share expertise and mentor others to build capability across engineering teams
• Internal Collaboration.  Promote cross-functional collaboration and ensure compliance with relevant processes and standards
• External Collaboration.  Engage with partners and stakeholders to develop joint technical approaches and support business development. Represent the team in external forums and customer meetings
• Safety. Ensure projects/programmes you are responsible for are conducted in a safe manner, highlighting hazards and potentially unsafe practices and providing potential options to reduce the risk so that it is as low as responsibly practicable
• Governance.  Ensure that Governance is applied consistently across the technical programmes where you are involved. Act as a peer or independent reviewer for other projects or programmes of work where suitable

Essential experience of the Principal Maritime Structural Engineer:

• Significant previous experience of leading multidisciplinary project teams.
• An excellent understanding in engineering
• Substantial experience of structural design to recognised codes of practice either Maritime or Civil.
• Experience of Finite Element Analysis of structures and systems
• Proficient in FEA software (ideally Abaqus)
• Proficient in CAD software

Essential qualifications for the Principal Maritime Structural Engineer:

• BEng / MEng in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent industry experience

This role is 37 hours per week based at Haslar. Hybrid working patterns are available.
 
The Haslar Marine Technology Park is state-of-the-art, including an ocean basin rotating arm, and marine towing tank, offering an unparalleled environment for testing and refining designs. Our client's marine technology offers their global customers a service to deliver constrained hydrodynamic model tests of surface ships, submarines, offshore structures, and renewable energy devices.
 
Our Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.
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