About this opportunity
Astro Digital lists this Senior Spacecraft Structural Engineer opportunity in englewood, Colorado. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Astro Digital designs, builds, and operates a diverse range of small satellite systems supporting space-based turnkey missions for several business applications, including earth observation, communications, in-orbit demonstrations, risk reduction, science, and exploration. Astro Digital is headquartered in Santa Clara, California with roughly 100 employees and infrastructure around the globe.
Position Summary
The Senior Spacecraft Structural Engineer is responsible for static and dynamic structural analysis of all classes of Astro Digital bus. As Astro Digital’s mechanical analysis team grows, we are seeking senior-level experience to bolster core competencies and assist in shepherding less experienced engineers.
The ideal candidate is a meticulous, self-motivated mechanical engineer with deep experience in structural analysis of space structures. He or she would be comfortable interpreting launch vehicle (LV) environments to design spacecraft vibration test plans with notched spectra, building finite element models of spacecraft in FEMAP, performing stress analysis for all launch vehicle loads via NASTRAN, performing bolt margin analyses, and creating reduced FEA models for coupled loads analysis (CLA) by the launch provider. The ideal candidate also has vibration testing experience and the confidence to lead such testing at the spacecraft level.
Minimum Qualifications
BS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or closely related field
7-20 years of experience as a stress analyst/structural engineer in the aerospace field
Proficiency building FEA models for static and dynamic analysis of spacecraft and subsystems
Comfort executing NASTRAN solutions
Experience planning and executing structural vibration testing
Self-motivated work ethic with a desire to learn new aspects of structural analysis and mechanical testing
Willingness and ability to teach less experienced engineers analysis methodology
Good written, verbal, and virtual communication skills
Willingness to travel ~3 times/year to test facilities
Preferred Qualifications
An MS in engineering structures, solid mechanics, stress analysis, or related field is strongly preferred
Proficiency with FEMAP or similar pre/post processor
Ability to create reduced FEA (Craig Bampton) models per LV provider’s requirements for CLA analysis
Comfort interacting with CAD systems (Solidworks, Onshape, etc) to create structural models
Familiarity with stress analysis for acoustic and shock environments
Experience analyzing composite structures
Familiarity with standards such as NASA-STD-7000 (GEVS), NASA-STD-5001, NASA-STD-5017, NASA-STD-5020, SMC-S-016, AIAA-S-114
Familiarity with SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare requirements
Possesses a solid understanding of thermal environments and effects
Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance options, 401k matching, 10 floating holidays, 5 sick days, and 3 weeks (15 days) of PTO per year.
This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 22 CFR §120.15 and 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) is required.
Job Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $135k – 180k annually depending on experience level
Location: Hybrid (minimum 1-2 days/wk onsite) in Littleton, CO
Who can apply
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