Position Overview
As a Loads & Dynamics Engineer supporting FBM D5LE2 , you will play a critical role in ensuring spacecraft and flight hardware can withstand the extreme environments of launch and spaceflight.
Responsibilities & Essential Duties
- Perform structural dynamic analyses for missile and spacecraft flight hardware
- Produce and maintain models generated from both in-house and commercially available software codes, that simulate mechanical loading conditions, mechanism deployment motions, and the response behavior of missile segment and spacecraft separation events
- Perform loads development (primary structure and component level), shock and vibration environments determination and component and system level testing and data evaluation
- Prepare test plans; static, separation dynamics, vibration, modal and shock test execution, and post-test reports. You will be an important part of our product development team, where effective communication is critical
- Have the ability to work on a multi-disciplined team performing structural design trades, preliminary and detailed design/analysis activity and performance and maintenance assessments of operational systems
Qualifications (Experience, Education, & Skills)
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field
- Professional work experience performing structural dynamics analyses and loads/environments development for spacecraft, aircraft, or missiles
- 2+ years of experience within structures AND structural dynamics
- Experience in finite element modeling and analysis using NX/NASTRAN, LS-Dyna, Wave6, or equivalent
- Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulations
- Knowledge or experience implementing aircraft, missile OR spacecraft structural dynamic methods
- Must be a US Citizen with an active Secret Clearance; ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance
- A Master's degree is strongly preferred for this position
- 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/or 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
Global Edge Group, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Group, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.
