Spacecraft Structural & Dynamics Engineer

Loft Orbital Solutions; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 210,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Orbitworks, leveraging Loft Orbital Solutions heritage, seeks a Mechanical & Dynamics Engineer to own spacecraft structural analyses and testing. You will ensure stress margins meet launch conditions, and review results from suppliers and payloads.

The role spans system-level mechanical design, trade studies, and interface drawings, with possible thermal analysis responsibilities to verify temperatures remain within limits. A strong background in FEA and CAD is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of structural analysis experience in space industry.
• Know-how in force-limiting techniques.
• Vibration testing experience with data reduction & test oversight.
• FEA at spacecraft level with one solver and pre/post processors.

Responsibilities

• Perform spacecraft-level structural analysis to verify fastener and component stress margins.
• Correlate FEA models to vibration test outputs.
• Review mechanical analysis/test results from suppliers and customer payloads.
• Conduct mechanical trade studies and interface design drawings.
• Possibly perform thermal analysis to ensure temperatures stay within limits.

Skills

Mechanical Design

System Design

FEA

ASME Codes & Standards

CAD

Creo

SolidWorks

Autodesk Inventor

Autocad

HVAC Design

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/ Aerospace Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Femap

Patran

Nastran

ANSYS

Job description

Orbitworks, leveraging Loft Orbital Solutions heritage, seeks a Mechanical & Dynamics Engineer to own spacecraft structural analyses and testing. You will ensure stress margins meet launch conditions, and review results from suppliers and payloads.

The role spans system-level mechanical design, trade studies, and interface drawings, with possible thermal analysis responsibilities to verify temperatures remain within limits. A strong background in FEA and CAD is essential.