Senior Development Engineer - Experimental Mechanics at DTU Construct
DTU, Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (DTU Construct) invite candidates with excellent qualifications for a position as Senior Development Engineer in the field of Experimental Mechanics for Lightweight Structures.
You will be associated with the Section for Structures and Safety, one of ten sections in the department. The position is available as soon as possible.
All testing activities are underpinned by the world-leading test facilities for mechanical testing of structures and materials available in DTU Structural Lab (a lab unit under CASMaT – www.casmat.dtu.dk).
The job
You will be responsible for specific development tasks within experimental mechanics of mechanical and civil engineering lightweight structures.
The activities will initially include the following areas:
- Experimental testing and evaluation of composite and sandwich structures, involving e.g. multi-axial strong floor test setups and state-of-the-art monitoring techniques.
- Development and design of new structural and element test setups and methodologies based on both existing load frames as well as strong floor and wall facilities in DTU Structural Lab.
- Generation of extensive data sets for validation of numerical models.
- Participating in and contributing to the transition of academia developed test methods and methodologies towards industry application, through applied implementation activities and associated projects.
- Participate and contribute to the development of new standardized fracture mechanics test standards for sandwich materials in close cooperation with international partners and standardization organizations (e.g. ASTM).
- Contribute to the development of new volumes within the CMH-17 organization and network (https://www.cmh17.org ).
It is important that you can work independently but work also in close cooperation with both other internal colleagues as well as national and international partners in associated research projects and networks.
Our expectations of you
Candidates should have a MSc or PhD degree or equivalent involving advanced experimental structural mechanics and preferably also fracture mechanics.
We also expect the candidates to possess a high degree of flexibility and self-motivation, which are desired skills at DTU. In addition, we expect the candidate to be interested in collaboration, but also to be able to work independently and take personal responsibility for assigned work tasks without close day-to-day supervision.
It is expected that the candidate has excellent skills and extensive experience with experimental structural and/or solid mechanics, and possesses general knowledge of mechanics of both steel, concrete and composite structures - both at the material and structural length scale. Furthermore, the candidate must, in the application for the Senior Development Engineer position, document development activity within at least three or more of the following thematic areas:
- Experimental mechanics at an advanced level – specifically involving commercial mechanical loading equipment and systems, e.g. from MTS and Instron.
- Structural testing at the element and large/full length scale
- Development and design of test fixtures and/or strong floor rigs
- Fracture mechanics coupon testing (involving linear elastic and/or cohesive fracture mechanics)
- Composite materials and/or sandwich structures
- Metallic materials and structures
What we offer in return
We offer an interesting and challenging job in an international atmosphere with the focus on research, teaching, innovation and scientific advice for the benefit of the surrounding community. We place emphasis on a high level of professionalism among our staff, so skills development is an integral part of our organization. We offer great flexibility in the position. In the area of technical and natural sciences, DTU is one of the leading research and education institutions in Europe.
Salary and appointment terms
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (AC).
The position is a full-time position. The starting date is as soon as possible according to mutual agreement.
The workplace is DTU Lyngby Campus.
Application and contact
Please submit your online application no later than 3 October 2025 (23:59 Danish time) . Open the “Apply now” link, fill out the form and attach your motivated application, CV and exam certificates.
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply. As DTU works with research in critical technology, which is subject to special rules for security and export control, open-source background checks may be conducted on qualified candidates for the position.
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