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Job Title:
Stress EngineerReporting To:
Manager, EngineeringWork Schedule:
Hybrid – Wolverhampton, GBRMoog Military Aircraft Group are recruiting for a Degree Qualified Stress Engineer to join our Commercial Actuation team at our Wolverhampton facility.
The ideal candidate for the role should be able to demonstrate at least five years’ experience in aerospace stress analysis of gearboxes, geared rotary actuators, power drive units, hydraulic manifolds and transmission shafts for high lift actuation or of Horizontal Stabiliser Trim Actuators.
If your experience is not within the Aerospace industry, then stress analysis experience of other complex mechanical components and assemblies will be considered. Deliverables include static and fatigue stress calculations, stress summaries and reports and approval of component and assembly drawings. Support to the development department may be required involving compilation or review of test specifications, defining loading cycles for test and reviewing test results.
Key Skills and Experience:
- Proven capability in stress analysis, ideally of high lift actuation components and assemblies
- Able to prepare stress calculations and reports to a high standard
- Reviewer of test specifications and reports (QTP, QTR, ATP etc.)
- Able to manage priorities and multi-task efficiently
- Contributes to knowledge sharing within the stress analysis group
- Provide assistance to other stress engineers when required
- Confident engaging peers, management and customers in stress related discussions
- Contributes technical knowledge to the Engineering team in support of analysis methods, research activities and failure investigations
- Knowledge of static (Proof / Ultimate), fatigue and impulse testing is an advantage
- MRB / Non-conformance experience will be an advantage
- Experience in hand calculations is essential
- Experience using Mathcad would be an advantage
- CAD (SolidWorks or Unigraphics NX) experience is desirable
- Experience of FEA is required, competence using ANSYS is an advantage
- Knowledge of aerospace materials, their mechanical, static and fatigue properties and the influence of manufacturing processes on the strength of components will be beneficial.
- Good communication skills
- Proactive and driven – will make things happen
Security Clearance
Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required and must be maintained for this role. Please note that in the event that clearance cannot be obtained, you may not be eligible for the role, and/or any offer of employment may be withdrawn on grounds of national security. For further information please visit
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In Return Moog can offer you:
You'll have access to career progression opportunities and learning and development programs that will empower you to grow both personally and professionally.
Enjoy a comprehensive Flexible Benefits Package, 33 Days Annual Leave (including Bank Holidays), Private Medical Insurance, access to mental health support and expert financial advice. You'll also benefit from free parking, access to electric car charging, Life Assurance, a Company Pension contribution starting at 6%, Employee Share Options.
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Skills Required
- Degree qualified (engineering)
- Minimum ~5 years experience in stress analysis (aerospace or complex mechanical assemblies)
- Proven capability in static and fatigue stress analysis and reporting
- Experience preparing and reviewing test specifications and reports (QTP, QTR, ATP)
- Experience in hand calculations (essential)
- Experience of FEA (required)
- Good communication skills and ability to engage peers, management and customers
- Proactive, able to manage priorities and multitask
- Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance (must be maintained)
- Competence using ANSYS
- Experience using Mathcad
- CAD experience (SolidWorks or Unigraphics NX)
- Knowledge of static (Proof/Ultimate), fatigue and impulse testing
- MRB / Non-conformance experience
- Knowledge of aerospace materials and manufacturing effects on strength
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