Graduate Stress Engineers

Sitec Group is a global, independently owned, engineering service company, providing engineering and recruitment solutions to clients across a range of engineering sectors, around the world.  With a reputation for technical excellence, we provide engineering support solutions to clients to meet their outsourcing needs.  As a trans-national entity, we offer complete design, development and manufacturing services to the worlds leading aerospace organisations.  Sitec offers a challenging, yet friendly and flexible working environment, with like-minded, enthusiastic engineers.

We are a first-tier supplier to Airbus and as such we are involved in some of the most challenging and exciting aerospace projects in the world, including the A380, A320 Sharklet/NEO, A350XWB and A400M aircraft programmes.

The advertised position of Graduate Engineer is suited to a professional and highly motivated engineering graduate with, preferably, a degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical or Mechanical engineering or a related discipline.  The successful applicant would be placed within an experienced team on a contract with Airbus involved in customer support, product development and maintenance engineering.

The successful applicant would be responsible for:

• interacting with Airbus personnel to ensure prompt delivery of appropriate repair guidance to the maintenance organisation
• producing formal calculation reports and/or repair documentation for approval by Airbus and the Airworthiness Authorities

This would involve participation in one or more of the following disciplines:

• performing detailed stress calculations using classical methods to check the structural integrity of proposed repair solutions
• performing fatigue analysis to determine the impact of any repair solution on the aircraft maintenance programme

For a successful candidate who demonstrates a desire to be challenged and continually contributes towards the success and growth of the business, we can offer career development, a supportive working environment and a competitive salary progression package. This will be achieved by continued professional development, regular performance/development reviews and a variety of training opportunities will be made available.

The applicant must show:

• a basic understanding of civil aircraft structures
• a logical and practical approach to problem solving
• strong communication skills verbally and in writing
• effective time management skills
• excellent team-working skills
• the ability to take on responsibility and work independently, whilst working to strict timescales
• initiative, but also the ability to seek appropriate support and guidance in good time, when in doubt
• an awareness of the overall project and business goals and help to achieve them

Preferably the applicant should also possess:

• some knowledge of common aerospace design and manufacturing practices
• experience of aerospace structures analysis and/or fatigue analysis
• some experience of composite materials

Security

All candidates must be in a position to obtain UK security clearance to a minimum of BC level.