Crane Structural Simulation Engineer (FEA & MATLAB)

Liebherr Maritime Cranes; Killarney; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Pension Scheme

End of Year Bonus

Life Assurance

Educational assistance

Career Progression Opportunities

Maternity Pay

Job summary

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. in Ireland is seeking a Structural Simulation Engineer to support the design and development of container cranes through FEA and simulation.

You will optimize crane components using Ansys, including static and dynamic analyses, and extend skills in multi‑body dynamics with MATLAB/Simulink. The role involves collaborating with design, automation and control teams, developing modeling methods, and contributing to automation workflows using Python, Ansys, and VBA.

Qualifications

• The candidate holds a third-level engineering qualification (Level 9/10).
• Strong interest in engineering simulation and numerical methods.
• Experience with finite element analysis principles is essential.
• Experience with Ansys Mechanical or similar FEA software is desirable.
• Exposure to MATLAB/Simulink, Simscape Multibody or similar modelling environments is advantageous.
• Basic programming skills in Python are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis of crane components using Ansys.
• Conduct static, nonlinear and transient dynamic simulations.
• Evaluate strength, stiffness, fatigue and dynamic behaviour of crane structures.
• Prepare and interpret FE models, results, and technical reports.
• Develop simulation methodologies and best practices.
• Collaborate with design engineers to improve performance via simulation.
• Develop and maintain simplified and detailed simulation models.
• Model crane mechanisms using MATLAB/Simulink and Simscape Multibody.
• Work with automation and control engineers on system interaction.
• Contribute to tool development, workflows and engineering processes using Python, Ansys, VBA.
• Prepare CAD geometry from PTC Creo for simulation.

Skills

Engineering simulation

FEA

Numerical methods

Analytical problem solving

Education

Engineering degree (Level 9/10)

Tools

Ansys Mechanical

MATLAB/Simulink

Simscape Multibody

Python

PTC Creo

Job description

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. in Ireland is seeking a Structural Simulation Engineer to support the design and development of container cranes through FEA and simulation.

You will optimize crane components using Ansys, including static and dynamic analyses, and extend skills in multi‑body dynamics with MATLAB/Simulink. The role involves collaborating with design, automation and control teams, developing modeling methods, and contributing to automation workflows using Python, Ansys, and VBA.