Senior Environments Engineer

Senior Dynamic Environments Engineer

Company: Exo Terra Resource

Location: Littleton, CO 80127

Salary: $93,000 - $150,000 a year

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule: 8 hour shift, Monday to Friday

Exo Terra is a world leader in solar electric propulsion systems and space exploration satellites. The company develops Hall Thrusters, propulsion modules, microsatellites, and launch vehicle upper stages. The company is growing rapidly and has been awarded a number of propulsion module and satellite contracts.

Exo Terra is seeking a full-time Dynamic Environments Engineer. The hired employee will be responsible for completing design, analysis, and test tasks as they relate to Hall‑effect Thrusters, xenon and krypton propellant flow control systems, and electronic power systems.

• Provide technical expertise in dynamic environments analyses (shock, random vibration, and acoustic environments), measurement prediction/analysis, and related testing quantitative methods in accordance with industry standards, of systems ranging from components to entire spacecraft, in order to support design development, verify customer requirements, and ensure functionality in applicable flight environments
• Support dynamic testing (random vibration, shock) of components and propulsion systems
• Understand customer‑specified requirements, interface with customers, present analysis results to customers in design reviews, and prepare reports of analysis results for delivery to customers
• Provide support for multiple programs simultaneously
• Support sign‑off of flight hardware for delivery to customers
• Contribute to process and efficiency improvements
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with various teams, including program management, design, manufacturing, analysis, etc

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• 5+ years of industry experience (pay commensurate with experience)
• Expertise with dynamic environments analysis and structural analysis
• Expertise in dynamic testing (random vibration, shock, etc)
• Solid foundation in fundamentals of vibroacoustics, structural mechanics, and dynamics
• Strong mathematical foundation (calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, etc.)
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Engaged learner
• Self‑starter
• US Citizen
• Location:
  
  Littleton, CO (Required)
• Language:
  English (Required)
• Work authorization:
  United States (Required)

• Proficiency with NASTRAN/FEMAP analysis software
• Proficiency with MATLAB or Python
• Experience with space or satellite hardware

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Full time

• Please provide an up‑to‑date resume
• Are you able to reliably commute or are you willing to relocate to the Littleton, CO area?
• Do you now, or will you, later on, require sponsorship for employment visa status to legally work for our company in the United States?
• Are you able to speak and write fluently in English?

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• Bachelor's (Required)
• Littleton, CO 80127 (Required)
• Work location:
  
  In person

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