Stress and Life Lead Engineer

The Lead Engineer Stress & Life Analysis provides technical leadership and guidance to the team to meet business and program this role you will lead the execution of stress and life analyses for assigned components and systems make technical decisions within established frameworks and solve problems through a combination of engineering judgment cross-functional collaboration and medium-term planning. You will also support technical development of others and help drive quality delivery and continuous improvement across analysis activities.

• Lead the analysis assessment and evaluation of assigned projects using sound engineering principles and in compliance with business standards practices procedures and product/program requirements
• Apply mechanical engineering principles material behavior knowledge and understanding of gas turbine operating environments to support component design validation and in-service assessments
• Perform and guide stress and life analyses of static structures and rotating engine components including nonlinear assessments involving frictional contacts preloads thermal gradients and pressure loads
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to less experienced engineers in stress and lifing methods tools and best practices
• Prepare review and present technical data and substantiation to internal and external customers
• Document communicate and ensure the technical quality of analysis results and recommendations
• Drive robust documentation of technical data generated for assigned projects and tasks consistent with engineering policies and procedures
• Collaborate with design materials manufacturing systems and program teams to resolve technical issues and support product and program execution
• Participate in and lead teams addressing specific organizational technical and process improvement initiatives
• Promote knowledge sharing technical rigor and open dialogue across the engineering organization
• Support root cause investigations field/problem resolution and design improvements related to structural integrity and component life
• As necessary make decisions affecting airworthiness and environmental protection as permitted by delegation in the Design Organization Handbook

• Bachelors or Masters degree inMechanical Engineeringor a related engineering discipline
• Significant experience instress and life analysis
• Proficiency inEnglish
• Demonstrated experience in structural analysis of gas turbine components and hardware
• Experience with finite element analysis and interpretation of analytical results
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions and provide technical leadership

• Strong technical depth instress analysis and lifingmethodologies
• Experience withnonlinear static stress analysisof static structures and rotating engine components
• Familiarity withnonlinear friction contacts bolt preloads non-uniform thermal gradients and pressure loading
• Knowledge offatigue low-cycle fatigue high-cycle fatigue and fracture mechanicsprinciples
• Experience withFEA tools includingANSYS / APDLWorkbench and related meshing tools
• Working knowledge ofAPDL macrosand model automation
• Experience withconvergence troubleshootingand validation of complex finite element models
• Familiarity withCAD software such as NX
• Demonstrated mentoring coaching and technical review capability
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a focus on quality execution and continuous improvement

What we offer:

• Annual bonus up to 15 % of yearly salary.

• Monthly contribution of 6 % of base salary to Cafeteria or Pension/Life Insurance in addition another CZK 600/monthly to Cafeteria.

• Hybrid setting - after onboarding home office possible.

• Meal vouchers (130 CZK/day) fully paid by employer.

• Two extra weeks of paid vacation above the legal minimum (6 weeks total).

• Fresh fruit and vegetables at work twice a week.

• Multisport card contribution.

• Health Days (massages specialist consultations yoga sessions wellness packages).

• Private on-site gym.

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and is dedicated to fostering a culture of respect and appreciation for all individuals. We make employment decisions based on merit and we value the unique perspectives and contributions of each person and encourage you to bring your authentic self to Avio Aero.