Lead Stress Engineer - F1 Vehicle Structures

Raceforce Global; Faenza; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite gym

Bonus scheme

Annual salary review

Meal tickets

Health insurance

Job summary

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team is seeking an experienced Stress Engineer to ensure structural car components meet design and performance specs. You will lead stress analyses (FEA and hand calculations), validate designs, and support design load definition with cross-functional teams during the project lifecycle.

The role also requires monitoring in-service behaviour, developing test procedures, and providing trackside support during race weekends as needed.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering.
• Strong understanding of carbon and metal structures.
• Solid knowledge of FEA theory and methods.
• Proficient use of FE preprocessing tools: Abaqus, HyperMesh/Optistruct.
• Siemens NX is a plus.
• Familiarity with CNC and DMLS manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform stress analyses (FEA and hand calculations) from concept to part release with clear, traceable documentation (Stress Reports).
• Oversee and coordinate the work of other Stress Analysts.
• Support Team Leader in damage and defect investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Collaborate with other departments to gather input data and enable cross-functional work.

Skills

Stress analysis

FEM/FEA

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aeronautical Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

Altair HyperMesh/Optistruct

Siemens NX

Job description

Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team is seeking an experienced Stress Engineer to ensure structural car components meet design and performance specs. You will lead stress analyses (FEA and hand calculations), validate designs, and support design load definition with cross-functional teams during the project lifecycle.

The role also requires monitoring in-service behaviour, developing test procedures, and providing trackside support during race weekends as needed.