Strength Analyst - Vulcan Development

Requisition : 2085

Standard Weekly

Hours:

40.00

Location:ULA - Denver

Relocation:Yes
- Relocation may be available

Travel Requirements:10%

At ULA, success comes through the efforts of a strong, united team.

Thanks for your interest in United Launch Alliance, the world's most experienced and reliable space launch company! Successfully launching more than 155 consecutive missions with 100% mission success doesn't happen by accident. It's a testament to the commitment and dedication of our team of rocket scientists and support employees combined with the systems and processes we use to pull them together.

As a ULA employee, you'll have the opportunity to grow in your career while working in a team-oriented culture that combines technology, innovation, ingenuity and a commitment to the extraordinary. Whether you are in college just launching your career, or, have experience and want to come work with the best rocket team in the world, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world.

Our team is excited to meet you!

As a Strength Analyst at ULA Job responsibilities include the following:

• Support Vulcan Development activities including Centaur V on SLS in support of Artemis and Upper Stage Advancement long duration capabilities.
• Performing strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of structural components, including non-linear analysis.
• Candidate will be required to create analysis models, perform hand calculations and have an understanding of analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations.
• Candidate will be required to review and approve 3-D engineering layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for a variety of propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components.
• Candidate will make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
• Analysis results will be documented in strength reports.
• Candidate will support internal peer reviews, table top reviews and formal design reviews as needed.
• Candidate will need to support fast paced design/analysis cycles including trade studies.
• Candidate must be able to work independently and coordinate their efforts across their functional and product teams.
• Candidate will assist in developing the teams processes and capabilities as well as mentoring junior engineers.
• Experience or familiarity with the following tools/software
  • NASTRAN (Static, Modal, Dynamic and Non-Linear Analysis Solutions)
  • FEMAP pre/post processor
  • NX CAD/Simulation
  • NASGRO fracture mechanics tool
  • Unix/Linux mainframe based analysis tools
  • Math Cad
  • ABAQUS
  • Matlab
  • MS office (word, excel, ppt)

Bachelor

Minimum of 4 years of related work experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to make design recommendations based on analysis results/experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment are essential.
• General understanding of materials and material properties.
• Experience with Structural Analysis (Tanks, Adapters, Brackets).
• Experience analyzing propulsion hardware (tubing, ducting, flex joints).
• Experience with NASGRO fracture mechanics tool and ABAQUS.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working with component suppliers and development of spec requirements.
• Understanding of fatigue/fracture analysis tools and methodology.
• Understanding of bolted joint modeling and analysis.
• Understanding GD&T standards and principles.
• Understanding of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions.
• Understanding of basic hand calculations.
• Strong communication skills.

• Experience with NASA man-rating analysis and qualification requirements including but not limited to NASA-STD-5019 and NASA-STD-5001.
• Experience working development programs within the Agile framework and understanding Agile tools including Jira.
• Experience running/creating analysis automation and pre/post processing scripts using the following tools.
  • Unix, Matlab, Python, Excel
• Experience with static/dynamic testing and model correlation.
• Experience with structural optimization techniques for mass…