Head of Hulls and Structures - Gijón

🎯 What are we looking for in you?

Don't worry if you don't meet 100% of the requirements—go ahead and apply; we want to get to know you and your proposal.

• 5-10 years of experience.
• Solid knowledge of mechanical and structural design.

🌟What we offer you

• Stability and Future 🏢✨: Long-term projects in a leading defense company with more than 50,000 professionals and financial security.
• Innovative and High-Impact Projects 🚀: You will work with cutting-edge technologies, with impact both nationally and internationally.
• Close and Transparent Environment 🤝: You will enjoy direct and fluid communication with managers and colleagues, in a collaborative and open environment.
• Autonomy: You will have the freedom to organize your work.
• Career Plan Tailored to You 📈: Designed to boost your growth and professional development.
• Continuous Training 📚: through Open University and Udemy for Business (more than 6,000 courses to specialize!).
• Exclusive Discounts for Your Well-being 🎁: Enjoy perks at gyms, restaurants, leisure, and much more as an Indra employee.
• Competitive Compensation 💰 and flexible benefit plans 💸📊 tailored to your needs.

At Land Vehicles, we design and integrate advanced vehicles of varying degrees of complexity. Our purpose: to meet the highest demands for protection, mobility, and power with next-generation mission systems, within a secure, efficient technological ecosystem committed to sustainability, full traceability, and end-to-end digitalization.

💻 In our position as a leading company in the defense sector, we want to strengthen our team with a Hull and Structures Managerwhose incorporation is planned for the first half of 2026

Your mission will focus on mechanical design, calculation, and validation, development of technical documentation, and support for the manufacturing of hulls and structures.

💡 What will you do?

• You will design mechanical components and assemblies using CAD tools (3D CAD).
• You will develop welded structures (frames, supports, chassis)
• You will manage design trees, configurations, and product variants.
• You will perform dimensional calculations and functional dimensioning, ensuring correct tolerances.
• You will apply finite element analysis (FEA) to validate strength, deformation, and structural behavior.
• You will verify that designs meet safety, durability, and applicable regulatory criteria.
• You will prepare technical drawings, bills of materials (BOM), and associated documentation.
• You will prepare design presentations and technical reports (using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• You will collaborate with other departments (production, purchasing, quality).
• You will provide technical support during manufacturing and assembly.
• You will propose design improvements to optimize costs, weight, or ease of manufacturing.