Reports to: Mechanical Design & Analysis Functional Manager
Company: Surrey Satellite Technology
Location: Guildford, England, United Kingdom
IR35 status: This role sits inside IR35*
Key Tasks
- Carrying out quasi-static and dynamic analysis and generating structural margins of safety using finite element methods and hand calculations
- Finite element modelling of mechanical components and structures
- Specifying/identifying appropriate materials and surface treatments for mechanical component design
- Support off-site, normally national, but sometimes international environmental test campaigns
- Correlating and validating analytical models to obtain agreement with experimental data
- Developing environmental envelope specifications from launch documentation, analysis and test data
- Maintaining mass budgets, estimating Centre of Gravity positions and moments of inertia
- Creating analysis and test reports
Person Specification (Essential Requirements)
Nationality: Eligible to live and work in the UK and gain SC level security clearance
Qualifications: A good 1st Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
Experience
- Use of software packages including Nastran, HyperMesh, SmartOffice, MATLAB, Ansys Workbench
- Proven analytical and design experience
- Background in Spacecraft, Aircraft or Formula 1 structures and sub-systems
- Experience in a high precision, high value and low volume environment
- Experience in analysis of both metallic and composite materials
- Experience of Static, Dynamic, stability and thermo-elastic analysis
- Experience of vibration or static testing
- Detailed hand stressing
Knowledge & Skills
- Good management and organisational skills
- A good understanding of the principles of FEA
- Experience in the use of a 3D CAD system (SolidWorks or similar)
- High attention to detail
- Understanding of Spacecraft Systems an advantage
- Good communication skills and the ability to generate technical documentation
- Competent use of Microsoft Office suite including Outlook
- Proven effective communication with project managers and customers
- Proven ability to deliver solutions under pressure and to tight timescales
- Flexible; able to work on a variety of projects
- Good team working skills
Location: Guildford, Surrey
Apply date: Apply June 22, 2025
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