Stress Engineer (Battery)

Battery Stress Engineer |12 Month Contract | £45-£50/hr | Outside IR35
Hybrid – Bristol (2-3 days per week on-site)

An exciting aerospace firm based in Bristol are urgently seeking a Battery Stress Engineer to support development of a high-performance electric propulsion Energy Storage System. You’ll take ownership of battery structural load cases from definition through verification, working hands-on with FEM, testing and cross-functional teams.

Key Deliverables

• Ownership of ESS structural load cases through simulation and test
• Build and validate FEM models to support design decisions
• Define and execute verification and physical test plans
• Support DFMEA and requirements decomposition
• Develop stress methods across composites, metallics, polymers and adhesives
• Support full battery pack testing against derived load cases

Essential Experience

• 5+ years in stress/structural engineering
• Strong FEM capability plus solid hand calculations
• Experience with complex electrical/electronic or energy storage systems

Desirable

• Aerospace materials & processes exposure
• ANSYS and/or Altair toolsets
• Vibration, fatigue or explicit analysis
• HV battery load cases
• DFMEA and requirements tools (DOORS, JAMA, etc.)

If this is of interest, apply to the link for consideration!