Analysis Office Manager 100% (M/F)

APCO Technologies SA; Vaud; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

APCO Technologies SA in Vaud, Switzerland, seeks a senior mechanical engineering leader to manage a 7-engineer team on flight equipment projects. You will ensure compliance with ECSS standards, perform robust mechanical analyses, and oversee documentation for vibration and acoustic tests.

The role requires mastery of Nastran and FEMAP, fluency in English and French, strong leadership, budgeting and cross‑functional collaboration in an international context.

Qualifications

• Master degree in engineering and 10+ years in flight hardware.
• Proficient in static, modal, frequency response, shock and vibro-acoustic analyses.
• Fluent in English and French, able to defend technical solutions in both languages.

Responsibilities

• Manage and animate a team of 7 engineers.
• Analyse customers’ specifications and justify/optimize designs.
• Establish budgets for the department and manage resources.
• Create technical documents for all project phases including vibration and acoustic tests.
• Attend internal and customer meetings.

Skills

Team management

Mechanical analysis

ECSS standards

English fluency

French fluency

Organisational skills

Critical thinking

Autonomy

Driving force

Education

EPF Master degree or equivalent

Tools

Nastran

FEMAP

Job description

Business field: Space

The Job

• Manage and animate a team of 7 engineers.
• Maintain the competences of the team and stay aware the new technics and developments.
• Establish the budgets of r department.
• Analyse customers’ specifications.
• Justify and optimize structures’ design following standards and in all environments: static, dynamic, thermal, etc.
• Make the technical documents of all the projects’ phases including for vibration and acoustic tests.
• Attend the meeting internally and with customers.

You

• EPF Master degree or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience on flight equipment.
• are able to perform all mechanical analyses types: static, modal, frequency response, shock, vibro-acoustic, thermal and thermo-elastic for metallic and fiber reinforced materials.
• master Nastran. The knowledge of FEMAP would be an asset.
• know ECSS standards.
• are fluent in English and French, written and spoken, capable to defend r technical solutions in both languages.
• Good organization skills, autonomy and efficiency are required, completed with and a real driving force.
• Critical thinking.

We Offer

• Long track record of steady growth, every day new projects and great challenges.
• Dynamic international working environment.
• Entrepreneurial attitude and innovation mind set encouraged.
• Stable family company with long-term strategic development.
• Friendly atmosphere and teamwork.
• Modern, professional, bright and spacious premises.
• Ideally located between mountain and lake.
• Intra and inter-company events.