Structural Analysis Engineer II
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Description
Our client is a global leader in launch and space systems. The rockets and satellites we build and launch enable some of the most ambitious and vital space missions globally, supporting scientific exploration, Earth observation and missions to combat climate change, national security, and exciting new technology demonstrations. Our Electron rocket has provided reliable access to orbit since 2018, becoming one of the most frequently launched rockets in the world. Neutron will be our next rocket on the launch pad, an advanced 13-tonne payload class, reusable rocket to launch the mega constellations of the future. Our space systems business includes our extensive line of satellites and components that have enabled more than 1,700 missions including the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA Psyche Mission, Artemis I, Mars Ingenuity helicopter, and more.
Our client's Space Systems team is responsible for every satellite and satellite component made from complete satellites destined for missions to the Moon and Mars, to the individual components and subsystems that make up a satellite like solar panels, flight software, reaction wheels and star trackers, separation systems, radios, and more. Our client's Space Systems team is made up of engineers, technicians, and designers who design, create, and put together our own satellites for missions across the commercial, government, and defense sectors, or who build and assemble satellite hardware and software that supports other satellite missions.
As a Structural Analysis Engineer II for our client in Silver Spring, Maryland, you will analyze aerospace structures and mechanisms in support of product design and improvements. You’ll create structural test requirements and evaluate test results, as well as create product finite element models for use by customers.
Collaborate with design engineers to validate product designs and improvements via detailed structural analysis. Create test-correlated structural and dynamic models of aerospace mechanisms. Help develop product vibration, shock and strength test requirements tailored around industry standards such as SMC-S-016 and NASA GEVS. Make technical recommendations based on engineering judgment and interpretation of analysis results. Perform normal modes analysis with classical hand calculations and finite element analysis. Mentor and train other engineers. Develop and validate product finite element models for internal and external use. Support anomaly and failure analysis of space vehicles, mechanisms and payloads.
Top Skills Details
Ideally has 5 years of experience but will take 2 minimum. Eligibility to obtain a clearance. Aerospace experience desired but not required; will take DOD, aircraft, automotive, etc.
The Technical Requirements In Order Of Importance Are
Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering; or other engineering discipline 1+ years of finite element analysis (FEA) experience Proficiency with Simcenter Nastran and Femap software Experience with vibration, shock or acoustic analysis Experience with aerospace industry structural analysis standards
Additional Skills & Qualifications
Nice to haves
Master's or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering; or other engineering discipline SolidWorks Simulation experience Experience analyzing mechanisms Experience analyzing non-metallic materials Proficiency with fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics Proficiency with vibration and shock analysis techniques Experience modelling free-body dynamic events Experience using implicit and explicit non-linear solvers Thermal analysis experience
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Work Environment
Onsite 5 days a week in Silver Spring, MD. Core hours are 10-3 but can be flexible if personal life requires it.
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