Piotr Zajac Pe

Senior Structural Analyst at Joby Aviation

Piotr Zajac, PE has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies. Piotr started their career at Remko in 2004 as a Project Engineer, where they were responsible for the engineering design, procurement, and construction cycle of building structures. Piotr also handled cost planning and control and managed workload distribution at building sites.

In 2007, Piotr joined Technip as a Mechanical Engineer, where they performed finite element analysis for various equipment and structures, including reactors, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and pipelines. Piotr also conducted analysis on vibrations and heat transfer processes. Piotr continued in this role until 2015 and also took on additional responsibilities like weight optimization and testing of pipeline systems.

Following their time at Technip, Piotr worked at SolarCity as a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer from 2015 to 2017. Here, they focused on FEA and CFD analyses, process automation, and technology improvements. Piotr was responsible for tools ownership, commissioning, and enhancing throughput.

In 2017, Piotr joined Tesla as a Staff Mechanical Design Engineer. Their role involved conducting FEA, CFD, and electromagnetic analyses using various software tools such as Abaqus, Star-CCM+, and CST. Piotr was involved in the development of new energy products.

Lastly, since December 2018, Piotr has been working at Joby Aviation as a Senior Structural Analyst. Unfortunately, the provided information does not include details regarding their specific responsibilities in this role.

Piotr Zajac, PE has a diverse education history. Piotr obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki from 2001 to 2005. Piotr then pursued a Master's Degree in Structural Engineering at the University of Dundee from 2006 to 2007. Additionally, they obtained a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) specializing in Project Management from Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki from 2000 to 2006.

In terms of additional certifications, Piotr obtained the P.E. Mechanical Engineer certification from the State of California in April 2012.

Piotr has also participated in various training courses to enhance their skills. In 2015, they completed a Computational Fluid Dynamics Training Course at CD-adapco. Additionally, in 2013 they attended an ASME training course on Creep, Fatigue, and Creep Fatigue Interactions for High Temperature Structural Materials. In 2012, they took part in a training course on Structural Integrity and Component Life Assessment at Imperial College London. Furthermore, in 2018, they completed a Testing and Analysis of Elastomers for Users of Abaqus course at Axel Products. Piotr also attained a certification in Dynamic Mechanical Analysis, DMA from TA Instruments in 2018. Finally, in the same year, they participated in a SOLIDWORKS - 3D CAD modeling and FEA, CFD simulations course at GoEngineer.

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Timeline

  • Senior Structural Analyst

    December, 2018 - present