Design and Analysis Development Engineer

We are looking for a Design and Analysis Development Engineer for our headquarters in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to join our ATG Composites Lab.

The successful candidate will be tasked with, but not limited to:

• Top level design and system engineering on the composite technologies and products;
• CAD modelling and design;
• FE modelling, analysis, and optimisation;
• Setting up and improving design, analysis, and optimisation procedures;
• Reporting and documentation;
• Supporting design for manufacturing activities;
• Supporting or partaking in manufacturing of components;
• Supporting the preparation of business proposals;
• Supporting or supervising other team members, including interns;
• Organising, performing, and supervising various research activities;
• Interfacing with customers as part of projects or business development.

• MSc or PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering;
• Between 0 to 5 years of relevant work experience;
• Affinity with fibre-reinforced composite materials and structures;
• Knowledge of design and optimisation methods, analytical and numerical, from conceptual design to detailed optimisation methods;
• Experience with FE model setup and analysis, preferably of composites;
• Experience with commercial FE tools (preferably FEMAP with NX/MSC Nastran);
• Experience with CAD software (preferably CATIA V5);
• Affinity and preferably experience with manufacturing methods for composites;
• Affinity and experience with manufacturing processes for metals is an advantage;
• Awareness of the advantages, disadvantages, and limitations of analysis and manufacturing methods;
• Basic programming skills (preferably in Python);
• Able to work multi-disciplinarily and independently;
• Well organised and capable of organising an efficient workflow;
• Capable of working in an ambitious team with occasional peaks in workload;
• Open-minded attitude, with a capability to challenge industry standards;
• Personal initiative and thirst for improvement and developing new skills;
• At least a rudimentary sense of humour is appreciated;
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken;
• Knowledge of other languages is an asset.