Job Title
STAFF LOADS AND DYNAMICS ENGINEER
Location
Huntsville, AL 35806 US (Primary)
Category
Engineering
Job Type
Full-Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Security Clearance Required
Secret
Job Description
Ignite is currently seeking a driven, detail-oriented Staff Loads and Dynamics Engineer to join our team supporting the NGI Program in Huntsville, AL. As a Staff Loads & Dynamics Engineer supporting the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program, you will play a critical role in ensuring spacecraft and flight hardware can withstand the extreme environments of launch and spaceflight.
Job Requirements
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Perform structural dynamics analysis for spacecraft flight hardware operating in demanding launch and space environments • Develop and maintain analytical models using in-house and commercial software to simulate vibration, shock, and mechanical loading conditions • Conduct loads development at the component, subsystem, and system level • Evaluate dynamic environments including shock, vibration, and mechanism motion • Support component and system-level testing, including vibration, modal, static, separation dynamics, and shock tests • Analyze test data and document results in clear technical reports and presentations • Define and integrate structural and dynamic requirements into the system baseline • Present technical findings at design reviews, technical interchange meetings, engineering review boards, and test readiness reviews
Job Requirements and Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field • 6+ years of relevant work experience performing structural dynamics analyses and loads/environments development for spacecraft, aircraft, or missiles • Expertise in vibroacoustic and shock analyses on spacecraft/launch vehicles • Experience in finite element modeling and analysis using NX Simcenter, NASTRAN, LS-Dyna, Wave6, or equivalent • Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, US citizenship is required
Desired Skills: • Master's degree or PhD in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering with 10 years of structural dynamics and loads/environments development experience • Experience in the planning and execution of static, vibration, acoustic, modal, and shock testing for aerospace flight hardware
• Proficiency with structural dynamics rigid body and flexible body analyses of composite structures, metallic structures, and mechanisms • Proficiency in Finite Element Modeling, modal analysis, Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA), and model correlation/verification • Experience leading structural dynamics analyses while collaborating effectively with adjacent disciplines in a highly integrated team environment • Excellent communication skills-both written and verbal, self-motivated, and able and willing to support multiple projects
Security Clearance Requirements:
ACTIVE SECRET
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in a STEM Discipline
