🚀 Senior Mechanical Engineer

CRRC CHANGCHUN Germany RailTech GmbH, as the European R&D subsidiary of the headquarters, is forming a structural design and verification team for urban rail vehicles targeting the markets in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and North Africa.

We are recruiting a Senior Structural Design Expert with proven design experience and successful achievements in articulated bogies, low-floor light rail vehicles, and Tram-Train systems, capable of leading the team in complete-vehicle structural design, verification, and certification.

II. Key Responsibilities

Structural Design & Technical Leadership

• Lead concept and detailed design for carbody structures, articulation systems, and bogie frames.
• Ensure that design solutions comply with EN, DIN, ISO, IEC and regional regulatory standards.

Verification & Certification

• Organize Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM), fatigue life calculations, and crashworthiness simulations and verification.
• Supervise static strength, fatigue, dynamic, and crash tests and associated verification work.
• Coordinate interfaces and certification processes with national authorities and notified bodies (e.g., Germany’s EBA and EU Notified Bodies).

Project Delivery & Customer Interface

• Participate in technical solution design during the bidding phase; support customer technical communication and supply-chain collaboration.
• Ensure that structural designs meet weight, cost, RAMS, maintainability, and life-cycle cost (LCC) targets.
• Introduce and apply advanced European and international design practices and project experience.
• Coach and develop team members; promote knowledge transfer and cross-cultural collaboration.
• Contribute to building the company’s next-generation international design platform for urban rail vehicles.

III. Qualifications

Education & Background

• Master’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Railway Vehicle Engineering, or related fields.
• At least 10 years of experience in structural design of urban rail vehicles, having led projects at European or internationally renowned design institutes/system suppliers.

Professional Skills

• Proven track record in articulated bogie, low-floor tram/LRV, and Tram-Train vehicle design.
• Proficient with CAD/PLM systems (e.g., CATIA, Siemens NX, Creo) and structural simulation software (e.g., ANSYS, NASTRAN, Abaqus).
• Familiar with EN 12663 (structural requirements), EN 15227 (crashworthiness), EN 13749 (bogie strength), and BOStrab/VDV guidelines.
• Has successful project cases that are in operation or certified.
• Demonstrated leadership and cross-cultural communication skills; able to work with multinational teams and customers.
• Fluent English (German, Spanish, or French is a plus).
• Able to undertake short-term travel and provide project support in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and North Africa.

IV. What We Offer

• The opportunity to participate in and lead the newly established structural design and verification team in Europe.
• Opportunities to collaborate with the China headquarters and leading European technical partners.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, plus relocation support.
• A platform to leverage professional expertise and develop your career in an international environment.

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