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Exploration Systems is seeking an experienced Sr Structural Analyst with technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to join our team. As a key technical leader, you will be responsible for leading projects that require advanced structural analysis expertise. You will be pivotal in ensuring the structural integrity of our aerospace components/system, leading complex analyses, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver results. Your primary responsibility will be to conduct comprehensive load, dynamic, and structural analyses. Applying state-of-the-art techniques to design, develop, and test groundbreaking aerospace structures and space electro-mechanical systems. Proficiency in loads and stress analysis, to include physics-based hand calculations, finite element methods, static and dynamic structural analysis, and forcing function development is needed.
We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
Special Mentions- Relocation provided
- Travel expected up to 10% of the time
- Interviews will include a technical assessment
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:- Lead and conduct advanced structural analysis for aerospace components and systems
- Lead project teams, manage deliverables, and ensure timely completion of project milestones.
- Perform structural analyses using finite element analysis (FEA) and other methods, on a wide variety of designs and materials including composites and metals.
- Manipulates large scale finite element models that support primary and secondary structure loads development.
- Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test teams to ensure accurate results and compliance with specifications.
- Develop and validate analytical models to simulate structural performance under various conditions.
- Optimize structures for weight, strength, and durability while ensuring compliance with applicable design codes.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior analysts/engineers.
- Produces engineering documentations, reports, and manipulates technical data from hardware testing.
- Identify and implement best practices for structural analysis methodologies.
- Vibroacoustic Environmental test data measurement and interpretation.
- Lead project teams, manage deliverables, and ensure timely completion of project milestones.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Structural Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience performing structural analysis.
- Strong understanding of material properties, failure mechanisms, and structural dynamics.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with experience in leading cross-functional projects.
- Strong understanding of product development cycle in space industry
- Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities
- Experience with finite element analysis (FEA) software. FEMAP required.
- Candidate must be able to write technical reports and to present results to a multi-disciplined team
- Ability to lead projects and work effectively in a team environment
- Must be a 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.
Preferred Qualifications- MATLAB & Python knowledge
- 3D CAD tools (preferably Inventor)
- Experience with Femap, Hypermesh, Ansys, LS-DYNA
- Experience in verification for complex spaceflight systems
- Experience with electro-mechanical systems
- Experience with deployables
- Experience in kinematic analysis
- Experience with composite materials (e.g., honeycomb panel, CFRP design)
- Experience in avionic structural analysis
- Familiarity with aerospace standards and regulations
- Excellent reporting and presentation skills
- Ability to meet deadlines on fast-paced projects
Work Environment:- The role requires working in an office/laboratory environment with occasional visits to test facilities and manufacturing sites.
Base Pay Range for:
CA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20
Other site ranges may differBenefits- Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.
