Title: Mechanical Design Analyst

Location: Kent, WA/ El Segundo, CA/ Van Horn, TX/ Space Coast, FL/ Denver, CO

Duration: 6 Months (Potential to extend)

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation
• Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures
• Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
• Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
• Strength checks and analysis report generation
• Test and verification plan and report generation
• Support configuration development and trade studies

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. Degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
• Level 2 Requirement: 2 years of experience
• Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
• Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
• Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)

Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or automotive in some of the following areas:

External loads

• Vibro-acoustic analysis
• Thermal loads
• Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Optistruct

Desired:

• Vehicle load path definition and strength analysis
• Analysis of metallic and/or composite structures (skin-stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc)
• Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites
• Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowables development
• Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles
• Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, HyperSizer, Nastran Sol 200, Abaqus, Adams)
• Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater
• Experience with Human spaceflight
• Experience with composites