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Senior Structural Engineer – FEA Specialist
- Posted 11 September 2026
- Salary £55,000 - £65,000
- LocationFareham
- Job type Permanent
- Discipline Design , Engineering
- ReferenceV-57025
Job description
Senior Structural Engineer – FEA Specialist
Location: Fareham
Salary: c£55,000 – £65,000
Job Type: Permanent
A leading marine engineering business is looking for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer – FEA Specialist to join its engineering team in Fareham.
This is a senior technical role combining FEA, structural design, engineering calculations and practical problem-solving, with involvement across concept, detailed design and production. You will work across composite and metallic structures, supporting structural integrity, compliance, weight and manufacturability.
The Opportunity
The role will involve:
You will have proven experience in structural engineering and FEA, ideally within marine, maritime or another highly engineered environment.
You should have:
This is an opportunity to join a technically focused engineering team working on challenging marine projects, with genuine technical responsibility from early design through to production.
The role offers the opportunity to remain hands-on technically while providing guidance and support to the wider engineering team.
Benefits
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Location: Fareham
Salary: c£55,000 – £65,000
Job Type: Permanent
A leading marine engineering business is looking for an experienced Senior Structural Engineer – FEA Specialist to join its engineering team in Fareham.
This is a senior technical role combining FEA, structural design, engineering calculations and practical problem-solving, with involvement across concept, detailed design and production. You will work across composite and metallic structures, supporting structural integrity, compliance, weight and manufacturability.
The Opportunity
The role will involve:
- Delivering structural calculations and FEA for composite and metallic marine structures
- Developing and assessing FEA models, including loading, meshing and boundary conditions
- Validating analysis through hand calculations, engineering judgement and relevant standards
- Supporting structural design, optimisation, weight reduction and feasibility studies
- Providing technical support during production and resolving structural build issues
- Working with Naval Architecture, Design and Systems teams
- Reviewing technical work and mentoring junior engineers
You will have proven experience in structural engineering and FEA, ideally within marine, maritime or another highly engineered environment.
You should have:
- Strong practical FEA and structural analysis experience
- Experience with composite and/or metallic structures
- Good understanding of structural behaviour, load paths and failure mechanisms
- Ability to undertake independent engineering calculations
- Knowledge of relevant standards, regulations or classification requirements
- Understanding of composite manufacturing processes and their impact on design
- Experience supporting manufacturing or production teams
- Strong technical communication and engineering judgement
- Siemens NX, Simcenter or equivalent FEA software
- Composite laminate analysis and structural design
- Composite manufacturing techniques including infusion, prepreg, RTM or hand lay-up
- Structural optimisation and weight reduction
- Engineering change and configuration control
- Mentoring or supervising junior engineers
- Marine or maritime engineering experience
This is an opportunity to join a technically focused engineering team working on challenging marine projects, with genuine technical responsibility from early design through to production.
The role offers the opportunity to remain hands-on technically while providing guidance and support to the wider engineering team.
Benefits
- 25 days' annual leave plus paid bank holidays
- Holiday purchase/sale scheme
- Flexible working arrangements, subject to business requirements
- Private Medical Insurance with optional family cover
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
Marine Resources Recruitment Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent and fixed term contract recruitment and as a recruitment business for the supply of contract workers. Please note that by applying for this job you accept our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy which can be found on our website.
