Analysis Engineer II - Structural & FEA for Spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, Texas, seeks an Analysis Engineer to lead structural analysis across spacecraft and launch vehicle structures, aiming to minimize weight while meeting strength and stability requirements. You will correlate analysis with hardware tests and guide design through the lifecycle.

The role requires a Master’s in mechanical/aerospace/civil engineering or equivalent experience, proficiency with analytical tools, and strong teamwork; ITAR compliance applies, with

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering with 2+ years of relevant experience, or 5+ years with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Proficient with analytical simulation software and hand calculations for structural analysis.
• Familiarity with aerospace standard analysis methods.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance.
• Exceptional comprehension of first principles related to structures and materials.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test engineering to develop hardware throughout the design lifecycle.
• Perform structural analyses by classical hand calculation and finite element analysis for composites and metals.
• Perform linear and non-linear structural analysis, eigenvalue buckling analysis, non-linear buckling analysis, and modal finite element analysis using ANSYS and NX Nastran.
• Develop test requirements to ensure adequate data for analysis correlation.
• Validate finite element analysis with hand calculations and test data.
• Review internal and external analyses.
• Work with responsible and systems engineers to define required material properties and part modifications to meet structural requirements.
• Write strength and stability margins to required program safety factors.

Skills

Analytical simulation software

Hand calculations

Multi-disciplinary teamwork

First principles understanding

Education

Master’s degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Civil Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

NX Nastran

Job description

Firefly Aerospace in Austin, Texas, seeks an Analysis Engineer to lead structural analysis across spacecraft and launch vehicle structures, aiming to minimize weight while meeting strength and stability requirements. You will correlate analysis with hardware tests and guide design through the lifecycle.

The role requires a Master’s in mechanical/aerospace/civil engineering or equivalent experience, proficiency with analytical tools, and strong teamwork; ITAR compliance applies, with