Structural engineer - Composite/metal - Paris

OceanWings

💡 Responsible products or services
Long-term contract
Localisation Paris, France
Industry
Occasional remote authorized
From 3 to 5 yrs of exp.
Posted on 07-31-2025

➔ Description of the mission

About OceanWings :

In a world facing unprecedented environmental challenges, OceanWings has developed an innovative wind-powered solution to unlock the decarbonisation of global maritime transport through the use of sustainable hybrid propulsion. OceanWings® is a patented, automated, self-raising and lowering vertical wingsail system that enables newbuild or existing ships to significantly reduce their fuel consumption and resulting carbon footprint, by harnessing the power of nature

.Founded in 2018, OceanWings is a French industrial start-up with headquarters in Paris and a factory in the port area of Blainville-sur-Orne in Caen, which benefits from direct access to the sea. Bringing together more than fifty passionate men and women with diverse expertise, the company has recently equipped the newbuild cargo ship, Canopée, with four of its first 37-metre-high OceanWings® wingsails

Job Overview:

  • OceanWings is looking for a Structural Engineer.
  • Working with the design engineers in the OCEANWINGS design office, you will design and validate the structures and systems part of the new Oceanwings® products.

Main Missions

● Participate in the definition of load cases in conjunction with class companies

● Carry out/monitor FEA simulations and analytical calculations on the composite structures and mechanical systems of Oceanwings®.

● Write the calculation notes

● Participate in the implementation of OCEANWINGS simulation and mechanical calculation tools and methodologies

● Ensure correlations between simulations and test results

● monitor simulations carried out by external service providers

● Be a driving force behind proposals for optimizing OCEANWINGS products.

Working at OceanWings means…

● Implementing innovative products to decarbonise the maritime industry

● Work in a start-up spirit as part of a passionate and dynamic team

● Be the technical lead on a dedicated project

● Act as an expert on all stages of the Oceanwings development cycle (pre-sizing, sizing, testing, installation, maintenance)

● Capitalize on the initial feedback from our first emblematic project to design our next products.

Conditions

● Permanent contract : metallurgy collective agreement.

● The position is based in Paris and requires some travel within France and to other countries in Europe initially.

● Working in a pioneering spirit and sustained growth.

Availability: as soon as possible.

● Recruitment process with several interview

➔ Profile

Profile & Required Skills

● Theoretical knowledge acquired through a 5-year degree in mechanical engineering with a structural calculation option or a general engineering degree.

● At least 5 years' professional experience , with intensive use of calculations and tests to validate projects in the offshore, shipbuilding, and windpower sectors.

● A competent mastery of FEA tools.

● Your good mastery of analytical calculations

● Your good knowledge of composite material structures

● Your good knowledge of mechanically welded metal structures

● Significant experience of fatigue design of metallic structures

● Your good knowledge of the standards applied in the marine, wind energy, and crane sectors, as well as experience working with class companies, will be valued.

● Your ability to analyse and summarise

● Your rigour, organisation and autonomy

● Your curiosity and team spirit

● Your fluency in English : essential for taking part in international meetings

OceanWings

Réduire l’impact environnemental du shipping. AYRO catalyse la décarbonation du transport maritime en développant et fournissant un système propulsif éolien performant nommé Oceanwings®.

💡 Responsible products or services

The company's mission is to design eco-responsible products and services aligned with the needs of the ecological transformation.

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