Structural Engineer Steel Construction - Mobile Harbour Cranes

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For our location in Düsseldorf, we are looking for a Structural Engineer:  What you will do: Design : Static and fatigue design of the steel construction components of mobile harbour cranes, AGVs, and other BL MHC products, taking into account cost, weight, and installation aspects. Calculation : Independent performance of stability calculations, complex FE calculations, and timely provision of static calculations for all steel construction components as a basis for subsequent development steps. Quality Assurance : Review and approval of steel construction drawings as well as ensuring compliance with national and international standards, regulations, and guidelines. Steel Construction Design : Responsibility for the constructive and production-ready design of the steel construction. Collaboration : Close coordination with internal departments such as design, sales, production, customer service, and project management, as well as with external partners; additionally, participation in research projects and standardization committees.

What you bring: Education : Successfully completed studies in the field of civil engineering with a focus on steel construction and statics or a comparable qualification; ideally supplemented by completed training as an International Welding Engineer. Personality : Systematic, conceptual, and precise way of working as well as a friendly, confident appearance; furthermore, high level of performance and commitment, flexibility regarding project requirements, and willingness to undertake occasional business trips. Experience : Several years of experience is desirable, especially sound knowledge in the areas of fatigue strength and stability; we are happy to offer motivated university graduates the opportunity of intensive induction. Expertise : Knowledge of welding technology as well as sound knowledge of current technical regulations and relevant standards in steel construction; due to our international orientation, we require very good written and spoken English skills. IT Competence : Confident handling of common calculation software such as ANSYS and R-STAB, ideally experience with KRASTA; additionally, ideally good CAD skills in Inventor as well as very good PC user skills in Office; initial knowledge in SAP and Teamcenter is desirable.

What we offer you: Collective agreement-based remuneration including holiday and Christmas bonuses Permanent employment with a future-proof employer 30 days of vacation  Possibility for hybrid working Bike leasing On-site employee canteen  Employee stock purchase program Versatile support programs for employees (family insurance, health & prevention services, assistance with consumer issues, legal questions, or psycho-social concerns through external counseling) Employee discounts (Corporate Benefits) Individual training opportunities Company pension scheme

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Send us your application - even without a cover letter - directly here online. We look forward to meeting you! Anika Braun will be happy to answer initial questions by phone at 02335 923249. For data protection reasons, we cannot accept applications via e-mail or telephone. Therefore, we would ask you to provide your application documents directly here online.  We would like to ask personnel service providers and recruiters to refrain from contacting us.

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