Principal Stress Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 2, 2026. Vinci scores B on the Alion truth index.
Senior or Principal Stress Engineer
A vacancy has arisen for a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer within the Analysis Team based at our Warrington or Didcot offices. We are looking for a focused, enthusiastic and skilled Senior/Principal Engineer to join the Analysis Team and to integrate with project design teams as required. You will be delivering finite element solutions and manual calculations to support design and installation consultancy projects for internal and external clients.
Senior/Principal Stress Engineers are responsible for a complete package of work, normally in the form of a Calculation or FE Analysis report. You may be responsible for the checking and approval of deliverables as well as ensuring that industry standards and quality procedures are met. Safety in design is NUVIA's highest priority and the Senior/Principal Engineer is a fundamental role in achieving this.
Key responsibilities as a Senior or Principal Stress Engineer:
Working in the NUVIA Analysis Team you will report to the Analysis team leader and be responsible for:
- Carrying out FE analysis and hand calculations for consultancy projects for the substantiation of designs
- Supervise colleagues and coordinate small teams, depending on experience, and be responsible for the quality of output
- This role would be customer facing and include supporting our clients in the identification and clarification of their requirements
- Creating analysis reports, technical requirements, plans and estimates
- Ensure tasks are carried out to the required scope and budget constraints
- Checking calculations and analysis by other engineers
- Developing junior engineers or subcontractors through task supervision
Qualifications & Experience
Essential:
- A passion for engineering and problem solving, with an excellent grasp of mechanical concepts and all types of loading, stress and failure,
- Expertise in hand and FEA calculations and either ANSYS, CAESAR II, LS-DYNA, Hyperworks, or Staad Pro/Robot,
- Understanding of Industry codes and standards,
- Demonstrable performance in technical leadership, delivery within time and budget constraints, rigour and commitment to customer requirements, desire to improve our business, development/supervision of other engineers,
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in client-facing roles, to present results and formal analysis reports, adapting styles as appropriate,
- Aptitude for working creatively within multi-disciplinary project teams, integrating stress analysis into the design process,
- First or upper second-class degree in a relevant mechanical subject.
Desirable:
- Experience in the nuclear sector,
- Experience of wider design process, ability to develop technical deliverables such as drawings and specs outside of analysis work, with broad experience of requirements, drawing production, materials and manufacturing methods,
- Understanding of Inventor & AutoCAD of general 3D design tools,
- Knowledge analytical principles and methods related to Dynamic loading and response, Fatigue & Fracture, Seismic, Blast, Thermal or Fluids,
- Ability to apply the following Industry Standards: Eurocodes, BS EN 13001, BS 2573, ASME III & VIII, BS EN 13480, ANSI B31.3 or B31.1,
CEng / Member of a relevant institution (IMechE or IET).
Employee Staff Benefits:
- 8.5% Employer Pension Contribution with Life Assurance Cover
- Private Medical Scheme*
- Employee Share Scheme
- Flexible and hybrid working, in agreement with local line management.
- 25 Days Annual Leave (increasing to 28 days after 5 years’ service, 31 days after 10 years’ service)
- Option to buy, sell and carry over up to 5 days annual leave per year.
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes18 Weeks Full Maternity Pay* (+21w SMP)
- In Partnership with Trade Unions
- Personal Development & Further Education Support
- Long Service & Recognition Awards
- Fantastic Employee Discounts
- Free Employee Assistance Programme
*After 1 year of service.
NUVIA UK - a subsidiary of VINCI construction - is an international company that operates across highly regulated sectors including Civil Nuclear and has a strong presence and history of delivery at nuclear sites in the UK and internationally.
NUVIA UK is a performance-driven company that is committed to the development of its people within a culture of safety, innovation, and excellence.
NUVIA UK is committed towards equality in employment.