Senior Mechanical Engineer

Position: Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: Derby, UK (may need to travel across client’s sites throughout UK)

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000

Type: Permanent (minimum 40 hours per week)

Job Description

Stress Man Limited are currently seeking a highly experienced, resourceful, and delivery-focused Senior Mechanical Engineer to support our growing customer base.

As a Senior engineer, you'll possess 6-12 years experience within rotating turbo-machinery/ GT/aero design and stress. Must be capable of executing design and development projects, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams for requirements capture and execution. Preferably have experience in New Product Introduction (NPI) projects.

You should have demonstrable experience in gas turbine low-and-high pressure compressor/turbine design and analysis, including:

Design and modification of key multi-spool low-pressure compressor components such as discs, stators, aerofoils, seals, and attaching parts. Preparation of certification reports, design record books, and definition solutions, accounting for layouts, clash checks, materials, weights, and tolerances.

Conducting design trade studies, iterating existing architectures to achieve design improvements and incremental gains in performance, materials, weight, cost, and aerodynamic and thermal properties across the compressor and turbine. Perform 2D and 3D stress analysis using advanced modeling techniques. Collaborate with internal teams (stress analysis, life management, materials) to meet project requirements.

You must also be capable of technical authoring, implementation, of gas turbine engine design and repair solutions. Skilled at supporting Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) shops, ensuring efficient and effective repair processes. Development of rig design, analysis and integration is preferrable.

Other Duties:-You will be required to perform duties at our offices and also at any of the projects undertaken by our offices at any of our client sites. You will be reporting to your line manager for all your tasks mentioned above.

SML is an equal opportunity company, we will sponsor a Skilled Worker Visa to highly skilled candidates, but priority will be given to candidates living within the UK. Any expenses including subsistence and mileage allowances will be reimbursed by the company while working onsite at the client location.

Qualifications required; -Education qualification should be Bachelors in Aeronautical/Mechanical engineering or equivalent.

How to apply

You can apply for this job by sending a CV/written application to Stress Man Ltd, Marble Hall, 80, Nightingale Road, Derby, DE24 8BF.

E mail: [email protected]

Job Reference: MECH/SML2601

Date posted: Oct 14th, 2026 Closing date: Closing date for receipt of all applications is Nov 12th 2026.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Referral programme
• UK visa sponsorship

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Derby, Derbyshire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Turbo-Machinery Design or Stress: 6 years (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 100% (required)

Work Location: In person