Senior Spacecraft Structural Analyst, Payload Structures

• Provide onsite engineering support during spacecraft integration to the launch vehicle

• Detailed hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures

• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings/documents

• Deep understanding of repair methods and analytical practices for both composite and metallic structure

• Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)

• Maintain and report on production schedules, budgets and technical status

• Supporting cross organizational teams with input for production activities and configuration development

• Analysis checks for designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis and best practices

• Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as creating process automation tools for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in engineering and 8+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive
• Demonstrated proficiency with one or more of the following analysis codes, particularly with reading and manipulating input files:
  Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys
• Basic proficiency with Altair Hyperworks products
• Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.)
• Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, etc.)
• Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements
• Free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation
• Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark)
• Analysis of composite and/or metallic structures (sandwich panels, skin-stringer, fittings, etc.)
• Familiarity with composite failure modes and standard test methods (in-plane, interlaminar, shear, fracture, etc.)
• Experience with analyzing/dispositioning non-conformances
• Experience and understanding of Non-Destructive Evaluation techniques
• Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)
• Mesh generation (ex: mid-surfacing) and understanding of element types
• Bolted joint calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.)
• Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across a team
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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Hard Skills

• FEM analysis
• stress analysis
• composite structures
• metallic structures
• Nastran
• Optistruct
• Ansys
• FEM modeling techniques
• Non-Destructive Evaluation
• mesh generation

Soft Skills

• technical guidance
• communication
• collaboration
• organizational skills
• reporting

Certifications & Qualifications

• B.S. degree in engineering
• M.S. degree in engineering