Mechanical Engineer

Shae Brandon; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Cape Town seeks a Structural Engineer to join its Propulsion department. Responsibilities include multiphysics analysis, collaborating on design validations, and ensuring component performance through simulations. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical or aerospace engineering and over 3 years of relevant experience. Familiarity with SolidWorks and ANSYS Workbench is essential. This position offers a competitive package based on experience and qualification.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in thermal, structural, and vibration analysis for rotating machinery.
• Strong foundation in ductile and brittle material failure theories.
• Experience in instrumenting hardware with strain gauges and thermocouples.

Responsibilities

• Perform multiphysics structural, thermal, vibration, and fracture analyses.
• Collaborate with the design team on hardware designs for propulsion components.
• Conduct finite element analysis ensuring performance and safety.

Skills

Multiphysics structural analysis

Thermal analysis

Vibration analysis

Fracture analysis

CAD design oversight

ANSYS Workbench

SolidWorks CAD

Education

Bachelor's / Master's degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks CAD

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Introduction

We are looking for a passionate engineer with a solid background in vibrational analysis of rotatingmachinery to join our Propulsion department.

As a Structural Engineer, you will contribute to theanalysis, design validation, and future improvements of propulsion department.

Day to day,you will be expected to analyse data, define loads and environments, perform detailed simulationsand physics-based analysis, guide design, and help validate analysis, design, and system performancethrough test.

Scope of work may additionally extend to supporting ground and flight test systems,propulsion development, flight operations, and customer interaction.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Perform multiphysics structural, thermal, vibration, fatigue, and fracture analyses.
• Create system, subassemblies, 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, ensuringperformance, 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 other 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.

Desired Experience & Qualification

• Bachelor's / Master degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience performing thermal, structural, and vibration analysis for rotating machinary
• 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.
• Familiarity with using SolidWorks CAD.
• Proficient using ANSYS Workbench.
• Experience with supporting failure investigations.
• Experience working in a fast-paced development program.

Package & Remuneration

Package based on experience and qualifications

Interested?