Amazon

Structural Analysis Engineer, Structural Integrity and Analysis

Amazon$117K — $160K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent required.
  • 4+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures.
  • Proven skills in vehicle load path definition and strength analysis for metallic and/or composite structures.
  • Experience in analyzing stability critical structures.
  • Development of analysis tools and processes required.
  • Experience in System Finite Element Model (FEM) Management essential.
  • Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis codes like Femap, Nastran, or Ansys.

Responsibilities

  • Perform structural analysis tasks related to spacecraft development.
  • Document stress analysis findings for engineering drawings and related documents.
  • Support test execution and analyze results to verify structural requirements.
  • Analyze non-conformances and investigate failures to support production and operations.
  • Assist with configuration development and trade studies to enhance design integrity.
  • Maintain and report on project schedules, budgets, and technical status.
  • Support various design reviews and technical interchange meetings throughout project lifecycle.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • 401(k) matching to help employees save for retirement.
  • Generous paid time off policy and parental leave.
  • Access to mental health support services and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses.
  • Support for adoption and surrogacy reimbursement.
Full Job Description
This Structural Analysis Engineer must have a background in spacecraft development, and must be able to understand the balance between engineering judgment versus analysis rigor and when each is appropriate.

Key job responsibilities

- Perform structural analysis tasks;

- Document stress analysis substantiating engineering drawings and documents;

- Support test execution, analyze results, and document verification of structural requirements;

- Support production and operation support activities through analysis of non-conformances, investigating failures, and analyzing improvements;

- Supporting configuration development and trade studies;

- Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status;

- Support internal/external design reviews, technical interchange meetings (TIMs), preliminary/critical design reviews (PDR/CDR)

A day in the life

This Structures Analysis Engineer will be a SME in Satellite Primary Bus Structures. The person will be responsible to work comfortably with System FEM models, develop detailed FEMs when appropriate, integrate sub-system payload FEMs, complete classical hand calculations, and interface with various design engineering teams. The person will be familiar with dynamic loads, and various test methods used to substantiate satellite primary structures.

About the team

The Structural Integrity and Analysis team is responsible for Structural Integrity of not only the spacecraft but all other commodities supporting the program, inside and outside of Mechanical Engineering group.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

- 4+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures;

- Vehicle load path definition, development of freebody diagrams and, strength analysis (metallic and/or composite structures);

- Analysis of stability critical structures;

- Experience in development of analysis tools and processes;

- Experience in System Finite Element Model (FEM) Management;

- Experience with one or more of the following Finite Element Analysis codes: Femap, Nastran, Ansys

- Experience in dynamic structural analysis and test methods;

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume

- Master's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

- Programming skills in VBA/Python/Matlab

- Experience with prototyping and implementation

- CAD experience - Siemens NX or equivalent

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, WA, Redmond - 117,300.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

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