Structures Analysis Engineer

PLD Space

Elche

On-site

EUR 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

PLD Space in Elche, Spain, seeks a Structures Analysis Engineer to optimize and validate structural designs for lightweight rocket components. You will perform hand calculations, linear and nonlinear FEA, buckling and dynamics, and support hardware testing to correlate models with tests.

Fluent Spanish and English are required; experience with HyperWorks/HyperMesh, OptiStruct, and scripting in MATLAB or Python is highly desirable.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aeronautical, Mechanical or related engineering.
Experience with structural analysis (hand calculations, FEA linear/non-linear, buckling, dynamics).
Fundamental knowledge of metallic structure behaviour and failure modes.
Experience with Finite Element Analysis software.
Self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks under deadlines.
Proactive team player and good communication.
Scripting in MATLAB, Python, or VBA.
Fluent in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

Achieve stress justification for new designs using hand calcs and FEA.
Perform test predictions and correlations to improve FEA confidence.
Create GFEM and DFEM models for primary and secondary structures.
Conduct linear and nonlinear structural analyses.
Perform linear buckling analyses.
Carry out dynamic analyses (random, sine, modal).
Contribute to reviews and prepare reports and compliance documents (in English).
Liaise with other functions to ensure stress requirements are met.

Skills

FEA

Hand calculations

Linear analysis

Non-linear analysis

Buckling

Dynamic analysis

MATLAB

Python

VBA

Spanish

English

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Aeronautical or Mechanical engineering

Tools

HyperWorks

HyperMesh

OptiStruct

FEA software

Job description

About PLD:

PLD Space is an international companyon a mission to transport satellites into space, vertically integrating the engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations of its reusable and sustainable rockets. Headquartered in Elche (Spain) and founded in 2011 by Raúl Torres and Raúl Verdú, PLD Space hasestablisheditself as a global benchmark in the small satellite launch sector. Its family of MIURA launchers and LINCE crewed capsulepositionthe company as a leader in European technological sovereignty for space transportation, covering the full spectrum of space missions.

PLD Spaceoperatesover 188,000 m² of facilities in Elche, Teruel (Spain), Kourou (French Guiana), and Duqm (Oman), enabling the company to provide comprehensive satellite and payload launch services into space.

Teamwork, courage, determination and ambition enable PLD Space to guarantee an autonomous, independent satellite space access capability, based on reliability at a globally competitive price. The company is able to offer best-in‑class launch services to commercial satellite operators, institutions, space agencies and national and international governmental entities

Mission

As a Structures Analysis Engineer at PLD Space, your main mission is to optimize and validate the[JR1]design solution, contributing to weight optimization and guaranteeing rocket’s performance. You will also be involved you in hardware testing which is a key aspect of the job since it will allow you to validate designs and FEM via test correlations.

Responsibilities

Achieve stress justificationfor new designs by using hand calcs and FEA methods for composites andmetals.
Perform testpredictions and test correlations in order to improve FEA confidence.
Perform complexmodelling by creating global finite element model (GFEM) and detailedmodels (DFEM) both primary and secondary structures.
Perform linear andnon-linear structural analyses.
Perform linear bucklinganalyses.
Perform random, sineand modaldynamic analyses.
Participate in the reviewprocess, preparing thenecessary reports, memos and formal compliance documents (written inEnglish).
Liaise with otherfunctions when required to ensure stress requirements are needed.

Necessary Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’sdegree in Aeronautical, Mechanical or related engineering.
Experience with structuralanalysis, all methods are valuables (hand calculations, FEA linear,non-linear, buckling, explicit dynamics).
Fundamental knowledgeof metallic structure behaviour and failure modes like strength andstability.
Experience with FiniteElement Analysis software.
Self-motivated and ableto work under pressure to meet deadlines, dealing with situations that areconstrained by time and managing different tasks at once.
Proactive and good teamworker.
Knowledge in scriptingsoftware such as MATLAB, Python or VBA
Fluent Spanish andEnglish.

Desired Requirements

Proficient in usingFinite Element Analysis principles and associated tools. Experience withHyperWorks/HyperMesh and OptiStruct is desirable.
Good Knowledge onMatLab and VBA Excel is desirable.
In-depth knowledge ofengineering principles and design techniques relation to compositematerials, classical laminate theory and finite element modellingtechniques.
Knowledge in fatigueanalysis.
Understanding ofspacecraft manufacturing methods and processes.
Experience in FEAcorrelations, structures

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