Lead Fatigue Engineer (m/w/d)

Founded in 1962, SOGECLAIR is a group of engineering companies specializing in high technologies. With an international presence, SOGECLAIR has extended its influence beyond national borders, reinforcing its ability to innovate and collaborate with partners worldwide.

SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING consolidates and develops engineering projects within the group, featuring a diversity of areas of expertise. As a company with a human dimension, SOGECLAIR and its teams of experts offer a wide range of mechanical engineering skills, from research and development to service support.

As a designer of innovative, high value-added products and solutions, SOGECLAIR DIGITAL ENGINEERING brings its high-tech engineering skills to the cutting-edge aeronautical, space, rail and naval sectors.

Our expertise: aerostructure and systems installation, aircraft interiors, industrialization, configuration management, management and operations consulting, product and process performance, digital transformation, operational excellence, environmental transition.

Our values:

- Trust and team spirit 💙

- Performance and innovation 💡

- Responsibility and commitment 🤝

- Fairness and ethics in business ⚖️

We are looking for a Lead Fatigue Engineer in Getafe.

Your main tasks will be:

• Perform, review, and validate fatigue and static strength analyses for metallic and composite structures.
• Create, modify, and validate finite element models.
• Interpret and validate FEM-derived results.
• Define, monitor, and interpret static and fatigue test programs.
• Propose alternative analysis approaches or fatigue-mitigation solutions when needed.
• Develop automation scripts to improve calculation workflows.
• Prepare and review technical documentation and reports related to strength justification.
• Clearly present technical results, both verbally and in writing.
• Maintain technical communication with the client.
• Coordinate and manage work within the engineering team.

Requirements:
About You

• You hold a university degree in Aerospace/Aeronautical or similar
• You have at least 5 years of experience performing fatigue-related calculation tasks within the aerospace sector
• You have strong communication skills and proficient command of English and Spanish for technical interaction and documentation

Mandatory Skills

• Execution, revision, and validation of fatigue calculations for metallic and composite structures
• Modification, creation, and validation of finite element models (FEM) for fatigue assessment
• Skilled in the interpretation and critical evaluation of finite element–derived results for fatigue purposes
• Preparation, review, and validation of fatigue-related documentation, especially for strength justification and support to certification activities
• Advanced knowledge of HYPERMESH, HYPERVIEW, NASTRAN/PATRAN, and ANSYS
• Fluency in Spanish and English

Optional Skills

• Experience with CFD simulations
• Experience working within AIRBUS Defence and Space environments is highly valued

Your personality:

• Teamwork aptitude
• Leadership qualities
• Negotiation skills
• Working by objectives

Benefits:
• Strategic career progression with international mobility opportunities

• Advanced training and leadership development in high-profile aerospace programs

• Empowering team culture with direct impact and cross-functional collaboration and more