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Senior Engineer

  • Location: Glasgow
  • Salary: Up to £38.46 per hour per hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted over 1 year ago

  • Sector: Engineering
  • Contact: Defence Team
  • Contact Email: defence@jamrecruitment.co.uk
  • Duration: 12 Months
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Client: BAE Systems
  • Expiry Date: 31 January 2023
  • Job Ref: BAE086409_1671557044

Due to a drive for greater success, this advanced manufacturing business is currently searching for a Senior Engineer to add to their talented, hardworking team in Scotstoun on an initial 12 Month contract. You can be based out of Portsmouth/Filton or Scotstoun for this role.

This is a phenomenal opportunity to not only work for a prestigious, advanced organisation, but to gain skills and knowledge you won't find anywhere else.

The Role

Within the role of Senior Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

  • Undertaking ship structures analysis as part of the Central Structures Team.
  • Producing structural design solutions, supported by calculations, for either ship scantling issues or seat designs as required.
  • Undertaking FEA analyses of wholeship or local structurural calcs.
  • Preparing Design Sketches of structural solutions as required.

In addition, you'll also liaise with the Detail Design community and equipment owners to unblock issues preventing the conclusion of structural design activities.

You

To succeed within the role of Senior Engineer, you'll have experience in a similar position, and you'll ideally have the following skills:

  • Good understanding of ship structures, in particular calculations of primary ship structure.
  • Knowledge and competence in ship structural design including the derivation of scantlings and major equipment seatings from first principles.
  • Sound capability in general structural theory and analysis and its application to ship structures.
  • Able to perform analysis using recognised FEA tools, preferably Hypermesh and Abaqus.

In addition, any knowledge of class rules, particularly Lloyds Rules will be helpful.

Background

This is an exciting opportunity to work for a global business that has developed a strategy of working closely with its contingent workforce. Within the role, you can expect to:

  • Work on complex, cutting-edge projects
  • Achieve a work/life balance
  • Work on long term contracts
  • Develop your skills at a prestigious company
  • Gain security clearance

APPLY NOW

If this sounds like the role for you, we'd love to hear from you! To apply for the position of Senior Engineer, please send your CV via the 'apply now' button.

***[PLEASE NOTE: A start date is fast approaching so apply as soon as possible!]***

JAM Recruitment is acting as an employment business with regards to this position.

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