Senior Engineer – Stress Analyst, Lunar Permanence

Responsibilities

• Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation
• Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures
• Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
• Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
• Strength checks and analysis report generation
• Test and verification plan and report generation
• Support configuration development and trade studies

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
• 8+ years of experience
• Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
• Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
• Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
• Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or automotive in some of the following areas:
  External loads, Vibro‑acoustic analysis, Thermal loads
• Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS‑Dyna, or Optistruct.
• Vehicle load path definition and strength analysis
• Analysis of metallic and/or composite structures (skin‑stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc)
• Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites
• Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowables development
• Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles
• Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, Hyper Sizer, Nastran Sol 200, Abaqus, Adams)
• Experience with Pro Engineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater
• Experience with Human spaceflight
• Experience with composites