Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer | Benoni FEA Lead

Placements24; Benoni; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Provident fund

Job summary

Placements24 in Benoni, South Africa, seeks a Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to ensure structural integrity of high-performance components through advanced FEA analysis. You will perform detailed linear and nonlinear stress, fatigue, and thermal analyses using leading software and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in Mechanical Engineering, at least 7 years of experience, and strong scripting for automation.

Qualifications

• Advanced stress and fatigue analysis using FEA software.
• Strong foundations in solid mechanics and material behavior.
• Experience with nonlinear analysis and design validation.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed linear and nonlinear stress, strain, thermal, and vibration analyses.
• Interpret results to assess integrity, predict life, and identify failure modes.
• Collaborate with designers to guide design iterations for performance.
• Develop and validate analysis models with experimental data where available.
• Define material properties and boundary conditions for simulations.
• Document procedures, results, and recommendations in technical reports.
• Stay current with advancements in FEA and materials science.
• Mentor junior engineers on stress analysis principles.
• Contribute to company-wide engineering analysis standards.

Skills

Stress analysis

Finite Element Analysis

Problem solving

Technical writing

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Mechanical

Abaqus

NASTRAN

Job description

Placements24 in Benoni, South Africa, seeks a Senior Mechanical Stress Engineer to ensure structural integrity of high-performance components through advanced FEA analysis. You will perform detailed linear and nonlinear stress, fatigue, and thermal analyses using leading software and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires a PhD or MSc in Mechanical Engineering, at least 7 years of experience, and strong scripting for automation.