Stress Engineer

Assystem is an international company with one mission: accelerate the energy transition around the world.



Every day, our 7,500 switchers located in 12 countries (Europe, Middle East, Pacific Asia & Africa) connect their six thousand billion neurons to tackle the task of the century: switching to low-carbon energy.



We are a collective committed to the actors who are making the energy switch. Sharing our knowledge, expertise and values allows us to innovate and think differently about the energy transition.



Drawing on more than 55 years' experience in highly regulated sectors subject to strict security and safety requirements, we provide our customers with engineering and project management services, as well as digital services and solutions to optimize the performance of complex infrastructure projects throughout their life cycle. The Group is currently ranked third in the world for nuclear engineering.



To ensure a viable, efficient, and reliable energy future for all

📍 Location: Hybrid / 3 days per week on site in Derby

📝Contract or staff roles available

Your future team:

You’ll work as part of an embedded team on-site with our client in Derby, where you’ll be responsible for producing design and manufacturing documentation for both mechanical equipment and structural supports.

Your Missions:

📐Undertake design calculations in accordance with pressure vessel codes (e.g. ASME) and structural codes (Eurocode 3);

💡 Choose cost-effective & regulation-compliant designs

🖥️ Collaborate with CAD team and suppliers to produce engineering drawings; (NX 11 or Autocad)

📄 Create & update equipment specifications

🗣️ Present at technical reviews

✅ Ensure work follows Quality Management System

Why join the community of Switchers?:

💥 Assystem has over 55 years of experience in nuclear engineering. We are among the top 3 largest nuclear engineering companies.

💥 Collaborative Environment: Join a dynamic team of experts who are passionate about driving progress and supporting each other's growth.

💥 Access to an employee assistance programme with free mindfulness, health, wellbeing resources and a confidential support line available 24/7 via phone or text

Skills & Experience:

⚙️Experienced with using and understanding the requirements of any of the following codes: ASME VIII, EN13445, Eurocode 3 and BS EN 1090; EN13001

🧠General knowledge of FEA is preferable. (Abaqus, Ansys, or LS-Dyna)

🗓️ Able to plan and manage own workload

🔩An understanding of steelwork components e.g. materials, profiles, strength, joint designs etc. and how they should be used to maintain compliance to the design codes above

📄Be able to complete scheme calculation assessments through to final stress analysis reporting

📏Good working knowledge of tolerances

✅ Experienced with the application of CE (and/or UKCA) marking equipment to ensure that proposed designs are fully compliant

🤝 Team player & clear communicator

Please be aware that many roles at Assystem are subject to both security and export control restrictions.

• These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation.
• All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.