Principal Mechanical Engineer
BBBH94848_1760610790
Posted: 16/10/2025
- £55000 - £65000 per annum
- Rayleigh, Essex
- Permanent
We are looking for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to join our growing client in Essex. This would suit a candidate who has at least 5 years' experience in a similar Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineering role working on structural and stress analysis.
*Please note my client cannot offer sponsorship*
Key Responsibilities:
- The Principal Mechanical Engineer will be leading the development and testing of the integrity of company products through various analysis methodology including structural analysis, reliability and system safety analysis.
- Create technical documentation on findings after undertaking classical analysis methods and FEA on products
- Be the technical lead on customer focussed projects for stress and reliability issues with products
Key Attributes:
- Proficient in FEA, stress calculations and structural analysis - any ABAQUS, Ansys, DYNA, Pamcrash, Nastran etc. would be ideal
- Experience using MathCAD is beneficial but not essential
- At least 5 years' experience in a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineering role

Liam Connors
Principal Recruitment Consultant