Requisition ID: 2269
Standard Weekly Hours: 40.00
Location: ULA - Denver
Relocation: Yes- Relocation may be available
Travel Requirements: 10%
Job Overview & ResponsibilitiesAs a Structural Analysis Team Lead who has ownership over technical scope assigned to the team, job responsibilities include the following:
- Candidate will lead a team of analysts through Vulcan Development activities, including Centaur V on SLS in support of Artemis and Upper Stage Advancement long-duration capabilities
- Candidate will lead the team in advanced strength, fatigue and fracture analyses of structural components, including nonlinear analyses
- Candidate will facilitate work scope planning, prioritization, execution, and issue resolution and communicate status to program leaders
- Candidate will create advanced analysis models, perform hand calculations, and understand analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations
- Candidate will review and approve 3D engineering layouts, 3D models, designs/drawings, and 2D drawing changes for a variety of propulsion, fluid system, and mechanical system components
- Candidate will make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical, and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
- Candidate will document analysis results in strength reports
- Candidate will drive internal peer reviews, tabletop reviews, and formal design reviews as needed
- Candidate will support fast-paced design/analysis cycles and evaluate hardware nonconformances to support production activities
- Candidate must be able to work independently and coordinate their efforts across functional and product teams
- Candidate will assist in developing the team's processes and capabilities as well as mentor junior engineers
- Candidate will assist the team in creating analysis automation tools
- Candidate will need familiarity with the following tools/software:
- Nastran (static, modal, dynamic and nonlinear analysis solutions)
- Femap pre-/post-processor
- NX CAD/Simulation
- NASGRO fracture mechanics tool
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Unix/Linux-mainframe-based analysis tools
- Matlab
- Abaqus
- Jira
Required EducationBachelor
Required Years of ExperienceMinimum of 6 years of related work experience
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university
- Ability to resolve technical issues, leveraging all available analysis tools and methodologies
- Ability to make design recommendations based on first-order analysis results and engineering judgement/experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and Agile tools, including Jira
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
- Detailed understanding of materials and material properties
- Advanced experience with structural analysis (tanks, adapters, brackets)
- Advanced experience analysis of propulsion hardware (tubing, ducting, flex joints)
- Understanding of fatigue/fracture analysis methodology and the ability to develop tools that facilitate this analysis
- Understanding of bolted joint analysis and modeling and the ability to develop tools that facilitate this analysis
- Understanding of GD&T standards and principles
- Understanding of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions, along with the ability to establish these standards for the team
- Understanding of basic hand calculations
- Experience resolving hardware nonconformances
Preferred Qualifications- Experience as technical lead in an aerospace development program
- Experience running/creating analysis automation and pre- and post-processing scripts using the following tools:
- Unix, Matlab, Python, Excel
- Experience developing tools for analyzing propulsion systems including tubing, ducting, bellows, and supplier components
- Experience leading static/dynamic testing and model correlation
- Experience leading structural optimization techniques for mass savings
- Experience integrating with system-level analysis models (e.g. coupled loads models)
- Experience with NASA man-rating analysis and qualification requirements, including but not limited to NASA-STD-5019 and NASA-STD-5001
- General knowledge of fabrication methods for mechanical hardware, such as machining, welding, processing and assembly
- Familiarity with mechanical support equipment
- Familiarity with composite structural analysis
- Experience leading analysis efforts that support cross-functional teams
- Experience working development programs within the Agile framework and understanding of Agile tools, including Jira
Summary Salary Range (for ULA - Denveronly): $121,307.00 - $202,178.00
Please note that the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon a candidate's experience and qualifications, as well as internal equity, market and business considerations. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus in addition to base pay.
We offer our employees competitive pay and benefits including:
- 401(k) match plus an additional employer contribution
- Discretionary annual incentive bonus for eligible employees
- Generous paid time off
- Flexible work environments
Additionally, most salaried ULA team members work a "9/80 schedule," meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.
Benefits and work schedules may vary for union-represented hourly positions and are described in the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Security Clearance / International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual. See 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20) and 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) for additional information).
