Mechanical Stress Engineer

Role: Mechanical Stress Engineer

Location: Plymouth – 2 days per week on-site

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 depending on experience

Mechanical Stress Engineer needed in Plymouth to join our client, an established engineering consultancy working on cutting edge systems within the marine industry.

The Mechanical Stress Engineer will deliver end‑to‑end structural and stress analysis packages for a wide range of marine mechanical and hybrid structures. You will assess new and ageing assets, evaluating load paths, through‑life degradation and other integrity challenges common in dockyard environments.

What the role of the Mechanical Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Mechanical Engineer will include:

• Deliver structural and stress analysis for marine mechanical and hybrid structures.
• Assess structural integrity considering environmental loads, degradation and ageing mechanisms.
• Produce hand calculations, analytical models and supporting evidence.
• Lead complete analysis packages from initial scope to final presentation.
• Develop pragmatic, safety‑focused recommendations and modifications.
• Maintain high‑quality documentation, drawings and analysis records.
• Engage directly with customers and multidisciplinary teams to clarify requirements and communicate results.

What experience you need to be the successful Mechanical Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience in structural or stress analysis within maritime, Defence, industrial or other regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of mechanical structures, load paths and material behaviour.
• Ability to assess ageing/degraded structures and apply engineering judgement with incomplete data.
• Experience with structural hand calculations, analysis and FEA tools.
• Clear communicator with confidence presenting to customers and stakeholders.

Benefits: Up to 8% match pension, 25 days holiday, company health plan and more!

Please note: Due to security restrictions we can only consider Sole UK Nationals for this position.

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!