Senior Structural Analysis Engineer
Job description
Structural Analysis Engineer at Pangea Propulsion in Toulouse, responsible for leading FEA campaigns and advanced structural analyses for next-generation space propulsion systems. The role also involves mentoring analysts and defining modelling strategies and analysis standards for the team.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · Toulouse
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Perform and lead FEA campaigns including static, modal, thermo-mechanical, dynamic and transient analyses, dealing efficiently with non-linear problems (contacts, plasticity, large deformation etc.)
- Plan, build, verify, document and maintain high-fidelity and robust FE models with traceability to loads, material properties, requirements, and assumptions
- Provide clear, high-impact design feedback to mechanical design and propulsion teams at both part and subsystem level
- Develop and improve analysis methodologies, scripts, subroutines, benchmarks, and guidelines
- Lead cross disciplinary interactions with mechanical design, fluidic analysis, and test teams to ensure coherent modelling strategies and proper load mapping
- Participate in design reviews, presenting methods, assumptions, results, and recommendations with clarity, conciseness and technical rigor
- Mentor junior and consolidated engineers, helping them develop modelling skills, physics intuition, validation strategies, and efficient workflows
- Review and challenge analysis approaches to ensure modelling robustness and consistency across projects
- Take ownership of complex structural analysis problems and contribute to defining modelling strategies and analysis standards for the team
What we're looking for
- Master's degree (or higher) in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering disciplines
- Minimum 5+ years of professional experience performing advanced structural analyses using commercial FEA tools (preferably Abaqus)
- Proven ability to run non-linear, thermo-mechanical, and dynamic analyses with a high level of autonomy and technical ownership
- Strong understanding of structural mechanics, vibrations, fatigue, fracture, material behavior, and numerical methods
- Demonstrated experience framing analysis problems, defining assumptions, and ensuring consistency with loads and system requirements
- Ability to interpret results critically, identify anomalies, and propose sound engineering solutions
- Excellent communication skills—able to articulate assumptions, limitations, and design implications clearly to multidisciplinary teams
- Proactive mindset, ownership attitude, and passion for sharing knowledge and elevating team capability
- Fluent English
- Experience in the aviation or space industry is strongly preferred
Nice to have
- Experience in any of the following topics: fatigue (high cycle and low cycle), fracture mechanics, rotodynamics, test-correlation, topology optimization or probabilistic structural methods
- Knowledge of rocket propulsion systems: injector heads, thrust chambers, turbomachinery, feed systems, thermal & dynamic environments, etc.
- Proficiency with meshing tools (e.g., MeshWorks) and scripting languages (Python, MATLAB)
- Experience writing Abaqus subroutines (UMAT, USDFLD, UEL, etc.)
- Experience working with ECSS, AIAA and other aerospace structural verification standards
Your team
Structural Analysis team
A team within Pangea Propulsion focused on thermomechanical, dynamic, and nonlinear structural problems for propulsion systems.
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About Pangea Propulsion
Pangea Propulsion develops advanced propulsion systems for the space industry based on three key principles: high efficiency, sustainability, and reusability. The company has successfully tested the world's first 3D-printed Methalox Aerospike engine.
Mission
To be the propulsion provider for the next generation of spacecraft, developing advanced propulsion systems based on high efficiency, sustainability, and reusability.
Key facts
- Space propulsion
- Successfully tested the world's first 3D-printed Methalox Aerospike engine
- International and multicultural team
- Develops propulsion systems based on high efficiency, sustainability, and reusability
What they value
- Teamwork
- Respect & tolerance
- Passion for growth
- Sustainability
- Daring