Mechanical Structural Engineer

3 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Nextech Full time

Job Overview We are looking for a passionate engineer with a solid background in vibrational analysis of rotating machinery to join our Propulsion department. As a Mechanical Structural Engineer, you will contribute to the analysis, design validation, and future improvements of the propulsion department. Responsibilities Analyze data, define loads and environments, perform detailed simulations and physics‑based analysis, guide design, and help validate analysis, design, and system performance through test. Support ground and flight test systems, propulsion development, flight operations, and customer interaction. Perform multiphysics structural, thermal, vibration, fatigue, and fracture analyses. Create system, sub‑assemblies, and individual parts analytical models. Collaborate with the design team to finalize hardware designs for propulsion components, including rotor dynamics analysis. Conduct structural and thermal finite element analysis of components, ensuring performance, safety, and lifetime analysis studies. Develop standard practices for structural analysis and common hand calculations to expedite hardware development. Detail design of propulsion components, overseeing and approving CAD designs and drawings. Provide support for manufacturing requirements and quality assurance. Collaborate with other departments and multi‑disciplinary projects. Provide system and subsystem level integration and testing support in RSA and at clients abroad and provide recommendations based on analysis. Write design, test, and other technical project reports/documents. Experience and Requirements Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field. 3+ years of experience performing thermal, structural, and vibration analysis for rotating machinery. Strong foundation with thermal, structural, vibration and life assessment analysis best practices. Strong foundation on ductile and brittle material failure theories. Prior experience instrumenting hardware using strain gauges, thermocouples, and accelerometers to anchor FEM results. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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