Analysis Engineer

About Beyond Gravity

Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, Beyond Gravity is not your typical space company. We’re a unique blend of agility, speed, and innovation, fusing a start‑up mindset with decades of industry expertise and a track record of 100% mission success. Our dynamic team of over 1700 professionals, spread across 13 locations in six countries, is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of what is technically feasible.

We’re not just building crucial products for the satellites and launchers industry; we’re helping to improve life on earth.

Join our multidisciplinary team of 11 engineers, where you’ll help in the industrialization and support of serial production of launch vehicle structures in Emmen (LU). You’ll work in a multicultural environment, closely collaborating with development engineering and our operations organization, engaging with a broad range of technologies. Our collaborative and lean organization fosters creativity and professional growth, supported by highly skilled experts.

Here, you’ll have the opportunity to outperform yourself and learn something new every day, as each day brings unique chances to go Beyond.

• Conducts and leads analysis tasks without supervision within his dedicated field. Conduct high‑complexity tasks with or without supervision:
  • Define analysis approaches to investigate mechanical design problems, changes and improvements, and verify solutions.
  • Provide inputs to technical and procurement specifications.
  • Establish analysis methods and create and maintain mathematical models for static and dynamic FE analysis.
  • Perform static and dynamic analysis and updates/improvements thereof to support the evolution of the product.
  • Perform detailed stress and strength verification analysis.
  • Perform test predictions, test evaluations and correlations.
  • Perform mass reviews and inputs into ADPs.
  • Perform flight predictions and post‑flight evaluations. Support post‑flight findings resolution.
• Supports his engineering field during product development, production support, innovation, and project.
• Participates in NRBs (Non‑Conformance Review Board) according to the NC process. Actively proposes technical solutions in his field of activity. Implements lessons learned.
• Proactively communicates and aligns cross‑functionally with adjacent engineering fields and departments outside engineering such as operations, quality, procurement, and other teams.
• Supports processes and product continuous improvements to deliver in line with customer quality, cost, and demand. Proposes market‑oriented initiatives to improve existing products, technologies, and production processes.
• Writes and reviews technical documentation (e.g., test plan, analysis reports), project‑related deliverables and other specifications related to his field of work. Adapts to product‑ and mission‑specific requirements.
• Utilizes project management techniques/tools to meet cost, technical, and schedule requirements. Supports technical lead in progress reporting.
• Understands and complies with internal BPM.
• Work package/Task manager. Owns technical, budget and schedule responsibility for fulfilment of tasks assigned by projects.
• Supports his engineering field during negotiations and reviews with customers and suppliers or subcontractors.
• Onboards peers. Provides assistance in the ramping up of newcomers.
• Co‑works in the bidding team for proposal and quotations.
• Participates in the recruitment process.
• Coaches interns, students, contractors, and junior engineers.

• University/ETH master’s degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering.
• Minimum three years’ experience in an aerospace company (or equivalent relevant experience) in the fields of:
  • FE analysis with NASTRAN, Hyperworks and/or Abaqus.
  • Detailed stress analysis.
  • Mechanical engineering.
• Advanced knowledge in FE analysis with the solver NASTRAN, Hyperworks and/or ABAQUS to efficiently create FE models and perform analysis.
• Advanced English language skills (reading, writing and speaking).

• Experience in analysis of payload fairing and other launcher structures.
• Experience in test prediction and correlation of…