• Conducts and leads highly complex tasks without supervision. Establishes sustainable solutions to prevent recurrence of issues:
  • Defines analysis approaches to investigate mechanical design problems or verify solutions.
  • Establishes and reviews analysis methods and creates mathematical models for static and dynamic FE analysis.
  • Guides and coaches the team under their technical supervision (3 to 4 team members).
  • Performs test predictions, test evaluations and correlations.
  • Performs detailed stress and strength verification analysis
• Leads the analysis activities for a product family/portfolio during product development, production support, innovation, and project. Is the local technical authority in their field and first level of escalations. Has strong practical experience. Propose market-oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies and production processes.
• Proactively communicates and aligns cross-functionally with the adjacent engineering fields and departments outside engineering such as operations, quality, procurement, and other disciplines.
• Supports processes and product continuous improvements to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand. Proposes market-oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies, and production processes.
• Writes and reviews technical documentation (e.g. Test plan, analysis reports…), project related deliverables and other specifications related to their field of work. Adapt to the product- and mission-specific requirements.
• Work package / Task Manager: Owns technical, budget and schedule responsibilities for fulfilment of tasks assigned by projects. Handles multiple tasks and coordinates the work of others within the discipline. Sets priorities.
• Participates in NRBs (Non-Conformance Review Board) according to the NC process. Actively proposes technical solutions in their field of activity. Secures measures for root cause analyses, corrective and preventive measures. Implements Lessons Learned.
• Represents their engineering field during negotiations and reviews with customers and suppliers or subcontractors.
• Co-works in the bidding team for proposal, quotations, concept work, developments and interdisciplinary collaboration in make-or-buy decisions (assess schedule and cost estimates as well as technical roadmap).
• Builds and maintains relevant contact with external stakeholders.
• Responsible for the coaching and skill enhancement of their scope of activity within the discipline. Identifies, manages and maintains associated competences. Leads training initiatives and develops learning materials. Coaches less experienced engineers and external employees and reviews their work (owns technical leadership function and ensures standardization within their field of activity).

• University/ETH master’s degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering.
• Minimum 12 years’ experience in an Aerospace company (or equivalent relevant experience) in the fields of:
• FE Analysis with MSC (NASTRAN), Altair Hyperworks (OptiStruct) and/or Abaqus & NX Siemens.
• Detailed stress analysis.
• Proven expertise in: static/dynamic/non-linear analysis, hand calculations, fatigue and damage tolerance (ESACRACK & Nasgro), shock, analysis of metallic, composites and sandwich structures.
• Proficient with the following solvers: NASTRAN, OptiStruct and ABAQUS.
• Experience in test prediction and correlation of structures and components, static and dynamic.

Nice to-have’s:

• Experience in analysis of payload fairing and other launchers or satellite structures.
• Experience on separation systems.
• Advanced knowledge in detailed stress analysis using aerospace methods.
• Advanced knowledge in mechanical lay-out of aerospace structures and components.
• Experience in Acoustic, micro vibration, Stability and CFD.
• Leadership experience.

• Work in an international environment with global mindset and high-tech products that will fly into space
• A highly specialized and motivated team with a lot of know-how in a unique industry
• We live a hands-on mentality and take suggestions for improvement seriously
• Attractive employment conditions (contribution to public transport, trainings and development opportunities, full paid maternity/paternity leave and many more)
• Flexible and mobile working and at least 5 weeks of vacation with possibility to buy additional vacation