Structural Mechanical Integrity Engineer

Structural Mechanical Integrity Engineer

About this role:

As our Structural Engineer of Framatome Ltd you will join the team based in Cranfield and you will support a young design team, perform the design analysis as much as drive them being done using Framatome UK resources/support.

Structural Mechanical Integrity Engineer is primarily responsible for the following:

• A good and broad understanding of mechanical structures, pressure loads, thermal constraints, material resistance to a variety of loads in presence of corrosion and radiation and the effects of ageing and vibration dynamics gained from either degree/higher education qualification in Mechanical Engineering (or related field) or from equivalent experience
• Strong knowledge and experience in design, maintenance and safety analysis of mechanical structures in safety-critical environments
• Knowledge of structural integrity assurance and regulatory compliance in safety critical industries. Knowledge of ASME code is a plus
• Strong background with numerical modelling and computation software, including CAD creation, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for pressure vessels, lifting structures, crack integrity and piping stress analysis
• Able to assess and manage health and safety risk related to all aspects of the solutions proposed
• The ability to identify cost effective solutions
• A team player with excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Strongly self-motivated and able to organise themselves
• The ability to work at pace and deliver work product on time is essential

Desired Attributes:

Knowledge of the following software packages:

• CAD: AutoCad, Solidworks ,
• FEA: FEM, ANSYS, Abaqus ,
• Piping stress: Pipestress, Caesar II
• Explicit dynamics: LS-Dyna
• HILT

Desired Personal Characteristics:

• Confident manner with good presentation skills
• Determination - not easily discouraged or put off
• Passion, enthusiasm and charisma
• Innovative prepared to see beyond how it has been done before
• Positive outlook
• Resilient
• Assertive

For this role we are offering benefits, including, but not limited to:

• 25 days annual leave per year, plus 8 days bank holidays
• 8% employer pension contribution (salary sacrifice)
• Individual and family private health care
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Income Protection
• Professional Body Membership (1 per year)
• Plus more including access to training and development opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We value and plan to continue to build on the benefits of our diverse working environment and recognise a priority to improve gender mix.

Everyone will be considered without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability status.

Framatome has an international reputation for offering a large and diverse variety of career opportunities. Our focus is to attract highly talented individuals who share our values before promoting you through our internal development and career mobility opportunities.

Framatome will play a vital part in the delivery of Britain s ambition to fight climate change and reach Net Zero emissions. It will bring together a number of supply and engineering firms Framatome.

For this opportunity nuclear experience is desirable but not essential. We encourage people from other sectors and the diversity of experience this adds.

As a team member within Framatome you will be expected to achieve success through your engagement with, and demonstration of, our Framatome values and behaviours.

The behaviours we identify in all our high performers include their abilities to:

• Ensure safety, environment, and compliance
• Customer orientation
• Drive for results
• Honesty
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Inspirational leadership and change management
• Enterprise perspective
• Developing self and others
• Holding self and others accountable
• Decision making

Framatome has a set of example "observable behaviours" underpinning each of these and we will be looking for these during the selection phases.