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Principal Structural Engineer in Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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Location

Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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Negotiable

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Contract

Principal Structural Engineer

12 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering £50ph Inside IR35

Do you have experience with Finite Element (FE) methods?

Do you have experience in Static, Dynamic, or Fatigue analysis?

Do you want to work with an industry-leading company?

If the answer is yes to these, then this could be the role for you!

As the Principal Structural Engineer, you will be working alongside a market-leading Defence and Aerospace company who are constantly growing and developing. They are always looking to bring on new talents such as yourself and further develop your skills to enable you to grow within the company and industry!

You will be involved in:

  • Ensuring that products deliver the necessary performance against key structural requirements

Your skillset may include:

  • Proven ability to carry out structural analysis through the application of hand calculations and Finite Element (FE) methods
  • Proven experience in the Altair FE toolset is preferred, although experience in alternative FE codes such as NASTRAN, ANSYS etc. will also be considered
  • Experience in one or more of the following areas: Static, dynamic, fatigue analysis; Metallic/composite analysis; Finite Element optimisation & Design of Experiments; Assessment of mechanisms and multi body dynamics; Crash analysis.
  • Ability to make quick/simple assessments to progress design activities

If this all sounds like something you will be interested in then simply apply and we can discuss the opportunity further!

Principal Structural Engineer

12 month contract

Based in Stevenage

Offering £50ph Inside IR35

Disclaimer

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Job reference 129042_1771950641
Date posted 24 February 2026

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