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Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We're a unique blend of agility, speed, and innovation, fusing a start-up mindset with decades of industry expertise and a track record of 100% mission success. Our dynamic team of over 1700 professionals, spread across 13 locations in six countries, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible. We're not just building crucial products for the satellites and launchers industry, we’re helping to improve life on earth

Your Mission

• The Senior Mechanical Engineer missions encompass expertise and enhancement of our cutting-edge technology. , He steers the engineer workforce, providing coaching and guidance on high complex problems and escalation. He contributes to the technical roadmap of the company
• Lead engineering task without supervision within his dedicated field. Conduct and lead high complexity task without supervision. Establish sustainable solution to prevent recurrence of issues:, o Define analysis approaches to investigate mechanical design problems or verify solutions., o Establish analysis methods and create mathematical models for static and dynamic FE analysis., o Perform static and dynamic analysis., o Perform F&DT analysis., o Perform test predictions, test evaluations and correlations., o Perform detailed stress and strength verification analysis., • Supports in his engineering field during product development, production support, innovation, and project. Is the local technical authority in his field and first level of escalations., • Proactively communicates and aligns cross-functionally with the adjacent engineering fields and department outside engineering such as operations, quality, procurement, and other teams., • Supports processes and product continuous improvements to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand. Propose market-oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies, and production processes., • Writes and reviews technical documentation (e.g. Test plan, analysis reports…), project related deliverables and other specifications related to his field of work. Adapt to the product- and mission-specific requirements., • Utilizes project management techniques / tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements. Support Technical Lead in progress reporting. , • Understands and complies with internal BPM., • Work package / Task Manager. Owns technical, budget and schedule responsibility for fulfilment of tasks assigned by projects., • Participate in NRBs (Non-Conformance Review Board) according to the NC process. Actively propose technical solutions in his field of activity. Secure measures for root cause analyses, corrective and preventive measures. Implement Lessons Learn., • Represents his engineering field during negotiations and reviews with customers and suppliers or subcontractors., • Onboarding of peer. Provide assistance in the ramping up of engineers. , • Co-work in the bidding team for proposal, quotations, concept work, developments and interdisciplinary collaboration in make-or-buy decisions (assess schedule and cost estimates as well as technical roadmap)., • Build-up and maintain relevant contact with external stakeholders., • Provides information on new products, processes and technologies to the engineering directorates., • Represents the company at key industrial events (e.g. fairs, keynotes at conferences…), • Technical responsible in his field of work for the recruitment process. Identify and maintain key technical skills in his field within the department. , • Coach more junior engineers and external employees and review their work (own technical leadership function and ensure standardization within their field of activity)
• Must’s: , • University/ETH master’s degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace/aeronautical engineering., • Minimum 10 years’ experience in an aerospace business (or equivalent relevant experience) in the fields of:, o FE Analysis with MSC (NASTRAN), Altair (Hyperworks) and/or Abaqus&NX Siemens, o Detailed stress analysis., o Mechanical engineering., • Advanced knowledge in FE analysis with the solver NASTRAN, Optistruct and/or ABAQUS&NXSiemens to efficiently create FE models and perform analysis., • Experience in test prediction and correlation of structures and components, static and dynamic., • Advanced knowledge in analysis of composites (ESAComp), sandwich structures and lightweight materials, • Advanced knowledge in structures, mechanisms and antennas, • Advenced knowledge in static, dynamic and nonlinear analysis, • Advanced English language skills (reading, writing and speaking), • Advenced knowledge in F&DT, ESACRACK&Nasgro (ESAFATIG is a plus), Nice to have’s:, • Experience in analysis of Satellite structures, mechanisms, antennas and other launcher structures., • Advanced knowledge in detailed stress analysis using aerospace methods., • Advanced knowledge in mechanical lay-out of aerospace structures and components., • Advanced knowledge in lightweight materials., • Knowledge in shock, acoustic analysis and multibody (MSC Adams) , • Knowledge in Thermal (Siemens Simcenter; NX/TMG; ESATAN), • Knowledge in magnetic (Ansys Workbench) and microvibration analysis., • Knowledge in programming (Python; VBA; MATLAB; Fortran)

Why Beyond Gravity

• Work in an international environment with global mindset and high-tech products that will fly into space
• A highly specialized and motivated team with a lot of know-how in a unique industry
• We live a hands-on mentality and take suggestions for improvement seriously
• Attractive employment conditions (contribution to public transport, trainings and development opportunities, full paid maternity/paternity leave and many more)
• Flexible and mobile working and at least 5 weeks of vacation with possibility to buy additional vacation

Our core values - Passionate, Together, and Curious - transform challenges into opportunities. Embark on a journey to transcend the ordinary with us. We‘re actively reviewing candidates and will promptly select the ideal fit for our team.​