Juan Esteban Arjona Rodríguez

Junior Research Engineer @ AIT

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

MSc. Mechanical engineer passionate about mechanics of materials and structural analysis. My profficiency in Computer-Aided Design coupled with experience in Finite Element Analysis and solid mechanics theory, fuel my commitment to innovation in engineering.

Experience

  • AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (Vienna, Austria · On-site)
    • Junior Research Engineer
      Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

      Structural analysis of cryogenic hydrogen tanks using FEA, with a focus on thermomechanical behavior during filling and refueling. Contribution to European (ALRIGH2T) and national (AUTARK) research projects on lightweight hydrogen storage for aircraft.

    • Master Thesis Candidate
      Feb 2025 - Aug 2025 · 7 mos

      Thesis: Thermo-structural behavior of cryogenic tanks during cooldown: A comparison between analytical and numerical methods. https://repositum.tuwien.at/handle/20.500.12708/218226

  • Strength Analyst Summer Trainee at KONE
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    Structural analysis of elevator components using finite element analysis (FEA) on ANSYS Workbench and analytical tools on Mathcad. My duties are focused on the lighweighting and stress validation of sheet metal brackets by thickness reduction coupled with strengthening features such as ribs, beads and bendings.

  • Research Assistant at Aalto University
    Jan 2024 - May 2024 · 5 mos

    Materials to Products Research Group - Department of Mechanical Engineering - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of sheet metal forming processes on Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS) using ABAQUS Explicit. -Focus on the analysis of shear‑induced edge imperfections on the formability of AHSS, using non‑linear explicit simulations (VUMAT subroutine). Validation of models with experimental Hole Punch & Hole Expansion tests.

  • Research Intern at École Polytechnque
    Apr 2023 - Jul 2023 · 4 mos

    Laboratoire de Mécanique des Solides (LMS) - Conducted experimental Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of carbon-based phase-change materials for thermal management applications. - Utilized Python and the Pyvisco library for data analysis and viscoelastic model fitting. - Led weekly meetings with THALES, presenting experimental and simulation results to demonstrate project progress.

  • Project Engineer at PM Tec Engineering
    Jun 2021 - Jan 2022 · 8 mos

    Design of plastic products at the level of product engineering, selection of materials and optimization of manufacturing processes. - Analysis of structural integrity and failure using COMSOL Multiphysics software. - Computational analysis of the injection molding process using Sigmasoft Virtual Molding software. - Validation of products with geometric and structural flaws improving life time, structural resistance and reducing raw materials consumption and production times.