Structural Mechanics Specialist

At Alfa Laval, where 140 years of rich history meets a dynamic start-up culture, we're renowned for our leading-edge technology to enable energy efficiency, clean energy, and water solutions. Our journey of innovation is far from over, and we invite you to join us in shaping a brighter future. We value collaboration, inclusion, and a learning mindset as we are paving the way towards net zero, making this vacancy the perfect opportunity to grow and thrive in your purposeful career.



Our cutting-edge technologies drive sustainability in the existing industry, focusing on energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and recovering waste heat. Our solutions pave the way for the transition to clean energy and a circular economy. The Gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger stands as one of the most pivotal technologies and plays a key role in the ongoing energy transition.



As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.



We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate's fit to a role. To help us achieve this, we apply Pymetrics assessments. Upon application, you will be invited to play the assessment games and completing them is mandatory.

About the Job

We're a long established, world leading company with even bigger ambitions. So, we have much more potential to achieve and products to innovate - responsibly and sustainably.



You'll enjoy a challenging, rewarding role that offers the opportunity to make a real impact on a sustainable, successful future - for us, our clients and the planet. Co-operating, locally and internationally, with our designers & specialists from various functions, you'll play your part in leading new product development by adapting both calculation methods and calculation tools. As far as development and existing product improvement is concerned, you will support our designers with calculations and simulations to ensure at an early stage that our heat exchangers achieve the expected performance.



As a team member within R&D, you will be able to contribute with your creativity and knowledge in the construction of sustainable development.



In certain parts of the role, you may work with interpretations of various pressure vessel and construction regulations. This means working actively with various authorities to ensure that changes are beneficial for our products. It's an all-encompassing role that will also see you work with R&D reviewing and ensuring that the construction meets the dimensioning requirements placed on the product itself based on specific regulations. It includes deep diving in requirements, regulations and/or technical documentations.



In other parts of the role, you may work with calculation and numerical simulations in concept development or root cause analysis cases. The normal questions in this part relates to evaluation of solid mechanics such as vibration, fatigue, forming, steel & packaging materials, welding joints and similar.



If you are interested in these different aspects of calculations and numerical simulations and the interpretations of various pressure vessel and construction regulations - this may just be the role for you.



We are all about hiring for potential, so depending on our needs, your interests and your competence, you may focus on different parts of the above-mentioned areas of responsibility within pressure vessel standards and/or calculation.



Who You Are

You're driven by results and focus on the details to achieve them. You're open, communicative and you enjoy working together with people with different skills to achieve the best results. You're also co-operative, flexible and you know that building business is all about meeting and exceeding our customers' expectations.



You have a genuine interest and good knowledge within structural mechanics. You are analytical and can easily create hypotheses to facilitate the understanding of our constructions. You also have an interest in the physics of a heat exchanger and have the ability to translate it into analytical equations or calculation models and compare it to the requirements in the relevant regulations. You also can look outside the box and are not afraid to question the current truths and find alternative solutions. Just like us, you're also ambitious, goal driven, deadline-focused and eager to surpass expectations.



What you know

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Educated to university degree level, or equivalent, in mechanics or mechanical engineering, technical physics or similar (e.g. solid knowledge in calculation and numerical simulation)
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You would ideally also have experience of using different types of CAE and calculators, communicating technical information tailored to the recipient and developing & implementing technologies, processes and tools for structural mechanics.
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You display excellent communication skills in the English language (reading, speaking, writing). It would be a bonus if you were likewise fluent in the Swedish language.



What's in it for you

We present an exciting position within an open and welcoming environment, where we collaborate to foster personal and collective growth and create value. Your work will make a substantial impact on Alfa Laval's future success.