Senior Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer (F&DT) (m/w/d)

Founded in 1962, SOGECLAIR is a group of engineering companies specializing in high technologies. With an international presence, SOGECLAIR has extended its influence beyond national borders, reinforcing its ability to innovate and collaborate with partners worldwide.

SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING consolidates and develops engineering projects within the group, featuring a diversity of areas of expertise. As a company with a human dimension, SOGECLAIR and its teams of experts offer a wide range of mechanical engineering skills, from research and development to service support.

As a designer of innovative, high value-added products and solutions, SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING brings its high-tech engineering skills to the cutting-edge aeronautical, space, rail and naval sectors.

Our expertise: aerostructure and systems installation, aircraft interiors, industrialization, configuration management, management and operations consulting, product and process performance, digital transformation, operational excellence, environmental transition.

Our values:

- Trust and team spirit 💙

- Performance and innovation 💡

- Responsibility and commitment 🤝

- Fairness and ethics in business ⚖️

We are looking for a Senior Fatigue and Damage Tolerance Engineer (F&DT) in Getafe

• Your main tasks will be:

• Execution, revision and validation of a dimensioning analyses and/or resistance justification of structures or components. Metallic and composite materials. Static and F&DT analyses.
• Finite element model modification, creation and validation of metallic and/or composite structures.
• Interpretation, use and validation of finite element model derived results
• Definition, follow up and result interpretation of tests for static and F&DT.
• Proposal of alternative analysis or damage mitigation options when required by the analysis.
• Proposal and creation of automation scripts for calculation processes or for the preparation or use of derived results.
• Creation, revision and validation of stress documents, presentations and reports. Specially regarding the strength justification and F&DT for certification purposes.
• Clear and concise presentation of results, both spoken and written.
• Dialogue with the client
• Work group management

About you:

• You are an aeronautical or industrial engineer (University/Higher education degree, preferably of a mechanical specialty)
• You have at least five years of experience with calculation tasks (fatigue and damage tolerance, static stress and structural simulation) within the aerospace sector
• You have a good communication skills with proficient use of the language relevant to the performed activities: Spanish

Mandatory skills:

• Execution, revision and validation of F&DT calculations
• Finite element model modification, creation and validation
• AIRBUS Defence and Space programs experience (A400M, MRTT, Eurofighter, C295, CN235, Eurodrone, Sirtap), tools and environment knowledge is extra-valuated.
• Use and critical analysis of finite element model derived results, for validation purposes
• Creation, revision and validation of calculations derived documentation, specially related to certification
• Advanced knowledge of HYPERMESH and HYPERVIEW, NASTRAN/PATRAN, cards and common solutions

Optional skills:

• Experience with ANSYS
• CFD simulations

Mastered tools:

• Proficient use of the static stress calculation ISAMI modules
• Use of F&DT modules in ISAMI
• Use of F&DT ADS Tools
• Advanced handling of HYPERMESH and HYPERVIEW (ANSYS)
• Advanced handling of COMPOSE
• Functional knowledge of ABAQUS
• Fatigue and damage tolerance calculations
• Experience with Tests
• Python programming with data management libraries
• Added value: advanced knowledge in ANSYS

Your personality:

• Teamwork aptitude
• Leadership qualities
• Negotiation skills
• Working by objectives