Structural Analyst — Propulsion

Contract Structural Analyst — Propulsion

Open hourly rate

12-month contract - 40 hours per week

Fully remote (US-based)

A space & defense company is hiring Structural Analysts across multiple new propulsion programs. You’ll own the analysis behind solid rocket motor and liquid propulsion hardware, from early design trades through to test correlation.

The programs are moving. What’s needed are senior analysts who can take a problem, set up the right model and stand behind their margins without being walked through it.

• Run structural analysis on propulsion hardware: motor cases, nozzles, closures, insulation and structures
• Build and run FEA models, backed by hand calcs, to set and defend margins of safety
• Carry out coupled thermal-structural analysis for high-temperature environments
• Run dynamic analyses including modal, random vibration and shock
• Perform fatigue and fracture mechanics assessments
• Write analysis reports and present results in design reviews
• Support test, correlate models to test data and feed findings back into design

• Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil/Structural Engineering
• 10+ years of structural analysis experience
• Structural analysis of solid rocket motor, solid propellant or rocket engine propulsion hardware, or liquid propulsion hardware
• Strong FEA (ANSYS, Abaqus or NASTRAN) alongside classical hand calcs
• Thermal-structural and dynamic analysis experience
• Self-directed, comfortable owning analysis with minimal oversight
• Clear communication in design reviews and written reports
• US-based and eligible to work on ITAR-controlled programs

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• Composite motor case or pressure vessel analysis
• Hardware taken through qualification
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• Prior contract or independent consulting work, you land and add value fast