Senior Remote FEA Stress & Fatigue Engineer

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement planning options

Professional development and training

Remote work autonomy

Job summary

Placements24's client, a leading automotive components company, seeks a Senior Stress Analysis Engineer to join their globally distributed engineering team. This fully remote role focuses on advanced stress, strain, and fatigue analyses for automotive parts, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and QA teams to ensure safety and durability.

You will work from a dedicated remote workspace in Pretoria, SA, using FEA tools like ANSYS, Abaqus, and NASTRAN, and CAD like SolidWorks or CATIA.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or related field with a focus on structural analysis.
• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in stress and fatigue analysis of mechanical components.
• Proficiency in FEA software such as ANSYS, Abaqus, or NASTRAN.
• Strong understanding of solid mechanics, material behavior, and fracture mechanics.
• Experience with CAD software (SolidWorks, CATIA) for model preparation.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Effective communication skills for clear technical discussions in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed structural analysis using FEA software (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus) to assess stress, strain, deformation, and fatigue life.
• Develop and validate analytical models, ensuring accuracy and correlation with experimental test data.
• Interpret analysis results and provide clear, concise recommendations to design teams to improve structural performance and reliability.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical designers, product engineers, and testing teams in a remote capacity.
• Define test requirements and procedures for validating analytical models and product performance.
• Contribute to the development of new analysis methodologies and best practices.
• Prepare comprehensive technical reports documenting analysis methods, results, and conclusions.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on stress analysis techniques.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and customer specifications related to structural integrity.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Time management

Independent work

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

NASTRAN

SolidWorks

CATIA

Job description

Placements24's client, a leading automotive components company, seeks a Senior Stress Analysis Engineer to join their globally distributed engineering team. This fully remote role focuses on advanced stress, strain, and fatigue analyses for automotive parts, collaborating with design, manufacturing, and QA teams to ensure safety and durability.

You will work from a dedicated remote workspace in Pretoria, SA, using FEA tools like ANSYS, Abaqus, and NASTRAN, and CAD like SolidWorks or CATIA.