Aerospace Loads & Dynamics Engineer - Remote Option

The Aerospace Corporation; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 117,300 - 226,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Telework options

401(k) plan

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Loads and Dynamics Engineer in El Segundo, CA. This full‑time role offers a hybrid work arrangement with remote option one day per week.

The job focuses on advanced structural dynamics analyses for launch vehicles and spacecraft, tool development, and cross‑functional modeling to ensure flight‑ready designs. Applicants should have a mechanical/aerospace background, extensive FE/ vibration experience, and the ability to collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Structural, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Six years of applicable professional or educational experience.
• Experience with finite‑element model development techniques and software.
• Knowledge of classical vibration and transient response analysis theory.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural dynamic analyses and evaluations of launch vehicle and spacecraft loads for all phases of flight.
• Develop simulation tools and processes to solve structural dynamics problems.
• Assemble coupled system models across launch vehicles and spacecraft.
• Evaluate analytical predictions versus flight sensor data to improve load analysis methods.
• Plan and oversee mode‑survey testing and correlate FEM with test data.
• Provide technical support to program offices and external customers in structural dynamics.
• Mentor peers and less experienced team members.

Skills

Finite-element analysis

Vibration analysis

Structural dynamics

Linear algebra

Flight data comparison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Structural/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Nastran

DMAP programming

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation is seeking a Loads and Dynamics Engineer in El Segundo, CA. This full‑time role offers a hybrid work arrangement with remote option one day per week.

The job focuses on advanced structural dynamics analyses for launch vehicles and spacecraft, tool development, and cross‑functional modeling to ensure flight‑ready designs. Applicants should have a mechanical/aerospace background, extensive FE/ vibration experience, and the ability to collaborate across teams.