Flight Structural Engineer II — Flexible Schedule

Jet Propulsion Laboratory; United States; On-site; USD 84,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Parental leave and retirement plans

Job summary

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, located in Pasadena, California, seeks a Structural Systems Engineer to lead design and analysis of flight mechanical and robotic structures. You will perform structural integrity assessments, build FE models, and support tests and reviews for spacecraft hardware and ground systems.

The role requires a mechanical engineering degree with flight-structures experience, proficiency in MSC.Nastran/NX-Nastran, and strong communication and collaboration skills to work across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering or related discipline with relevant flight-structure experience.
• Experience in structural analysis and verification of flight structures and assemblies.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural design and analysis to ensure structural integrity of subsystem and system-level hardware and support structures.
• Perform structural analysis using classical methods and finite element analysis for flight projects and technology tasks.
• Conduct detailed stress/structural analysis, dynamic analysis, and pre-test analyses.
• Build finite element models from scratch and identify critical areas and efficient analysis approaches.
• Contribute to design of mechanical assemblies from requirements to drawings with feedback on concerns.
• Support and present analysis results at team and technical reviews and audits.
• Support static and dynamic tests and develop test reports.

Skills

Structural analysis

Finite element methods

Team collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MSC.Nastran

NX-Nastran

FEMAP

Abaqus

MSC.ADAMS

LS-DYNA

Job description

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, located in Pasadena, California, seeks a Structural Systems Engineer to lead design and analysis of flight mechanical and robotic structures. You will perform structural integrity assessments, build FE models, and support tests and reviews for spacecraft hardware and ground systems.

The role requires a mechanical engineering degree with flight-structures experience, proficiency in MSC.Nastran/NX-Nastran, and strong communication and collaboration skills to work across