Stress Engineer

Published 09\.15\.2026
Company : Safran Seats Job field : Mechanics Location : Cwmbran , Wales , United Kingdom Contract type : Permanent Contract duration : Full\-time Professional status : Professional, Engineer \& Manager

Published 09\.15\.2026
Job Description
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Stress Engineer

Cwmbran – Safran Seats

Hybrid – 3 days on site

Skills: Static Simulation, Hand Calculations, Certification, Altair, Radioss, HyperCrash,

HyperMesh, HyperView, OptiStruct, Nastran, SimSolid, MotionSolve, Linear, Non\-Linear,

Dynamic, Multi\-Body, FEA, Finite Element, Structural, FEM, MBD, Part21

Your Role

By joining the Stress Engineering team at Safran Seats you will be joining at team with real,

fast paced development, for both you and the products and projects you will be working on.

Unlike some roles across Aerospace, at Safran Seats you will see your designs and projects

become reality as the project lifecycle of First and Business Class aircraft seating is constantly

developed and refreshed. This is because we work directly with the Airlines to bring cutting

edge, state of the art aircraft interiors to life. You will be using your Engineering core skills

daily, from hand calculations to building and running FEA models of design iterations to prove

and certify these impressive products. As we have roles at multiple levels don't be put off if you

don't tick every box, for Senior and Lead roles we would be looking for Dynamic simulation

skills but if you just have experience in Static simulation we still have roles for you.

Job Requirements
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What You'll Bring

Essential

• Engineering qualifications which provide you with the knowledge to work from 1st Principals


• The ability to hand calculate and work through concepts


• FEA experience with linear/non\-linear implicit FE analysis and/or multi\-body dynamic analysis

and/or non\-linear explicit FE analysis

• Experience with Solvers and other software packages like; Altair Radioss, HyperCrash,

HyperMesh, HyperView, OptiStruct, MSC Nastran, SimSolid, MotionSolve

• Analysing structures made with high performance steels, corrosion resistant steels,

aluminium and/or composite materials of both monolithic and sandwich panel construction.

Desirable

• Knowledge of working to industry standards and codes. Knowledge of Part 25 (EASA/FAA)

and Boeing / Airbus specifications. Knowledge of ACs, ARPs and Aerospace Standards.

Knowledge of Aerospace Material Standards and Material or component test standards and

post\-processing methods (e.g. ASTMs and B\-Basis calculations)

• Project Management experience


• Ability to programme VBA, Python or similar language

But what else? (advantages, specific features, etc.)
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Looking after the people who make Safran great is our priority. We offer a range of flexible

benefits designed to support you—both in and out of work, including:

33 days holiday (including bank holidays)

Industry leading pension scheme with salary sacrifice employer contributions up to 10%.

Private medical cover (to include Digital GP and rapid access Physio with no excess) with

ability to upgrade level of benefit and cover family members.

Access to salary sacrifice benefits scheme including cycle to work

4 x Life Assurance

Interactive benefits platform including wide range of discretionary benefits including

technology, retail benefits, income protection.

Enhanced family friendly policies and benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave) and

employee assistance programme

Annual share save schemes.

Opportunities for career advancement and personal growth. Benefit from support through

Safran University and our internal Training and Development Schools

Company Information
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Safran is an international high\-technology group operating in the fields of aerospace (propulsion, equipment and interiors), space and defense. Its mission is to contribute sustainably to a safer world, where air transport becomes ever more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Present on every continent, the Group employs 110,000 people and generated €31\.3 billion in revenue in 2025\. Safran holds, either independently or through partnerships, leading global or European positions in its markets.

Safran was ranked second in the Aerospace \& Defense sector in TIME magazine's ""World's Best Companies 2025"" ranking.

With more than one million seats installed across the fleets of the world's leading airlines, Safran Seats is one of the global leaders in passenger, crew, aircraft and helicopter seating, delivering innovative, high value\-added solutions.

Locate your future workplace

Llantarnam Industrial Park NP44 3HQ

Cwmbran

Wales United Kingdom

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