Job Description

Hardware at TRACTIAN

What you'll do

Responsibilities

• Set up and run FEM analyses: linear/nonlinear static, modal transient, random, frequency response, explicit, durability.
• Analyze vibrational behavior, derive FRFs, and interpret mode shapes to optimize performance.
• Apply DOE, response surfaces, optimization, and uncertainty analyses to explore design space and quantify risk.
• Plan and perform tests for model correlation and validation.
• Partner with test teams on accelerated life testing, translating field data into test requirements and simulation inputs.
• Script pre/post-processing (Python, MATLAB) to scale studies and improve modeling quality.
• Document standards, templates, and best practices; propose new methods to capture physics and speed up iteration.
• Work closely with product development, manufacturing, supplier quality, and production teams, guiding decisions with technical data.
• Deliver clear reports and presentations explaining assumptions, modeling choices, limitations, and design implications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related engineering field.
• Strong understanding of FEM fundamentals, with hands-on experience.Ability to explain model behavior and link results to underlying physics.
• Experience in test-based model calibration/validation and correlating simulation with experimental data.
• Knowledge of fatigue analysis and durability assessment.
• Proficiency in Python and/or MATLAB for data processing, automation, and custom tool development.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Proactive, self-directed learner who goes beyond the brief to resolve issues.
• Advanced English level.
• Live in or have availability to move to São Paulo.

Bonus points

• Expertise in vibration and structural dynamics.
• Experience in optimization, robust/stochastic design, and uncertainty quantification.
• Hands-on experience with FEA pre-processing tools and solvers (e.g., Abaqus, Ansys, OptiStruct, Nastran, Radioss, HyperMesh/ANSA).

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary and stock options
• 30 days of paid annual leave
• Education and courses stipend
• Earn a trip anywhere in the world every 4 years
• R$1.035/month for meals allowance
• Health plan with national coverage and without coparticipation
• Dental Insurance: we help you with dental treatment for a better quality of life.
• Wellhub and Sports Incentive: R$300/mo extra if you practice activities