Lead Propulsion Systems Analysis Engineer (Remote)

InvestedintheMission; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Parental Leave

Medical Insurance

401k with company match

Equity grants

Job summary

Ursa Major is seeking a Staff Analysis Engineer to provide technical leadership in structural and thermal-fluid analyses for aerospace vehicles and propulsion systems. You will lead verification and validation activities, improve analysis methods, and mentor junior engineers, with remote or Berthoud, Colorado option.

Responsibilities include FEM/FEA modeling, static/dynamic/fatigue analyses, CFD and 1D fluid modeling, data correlation with test results, and collaboration with design, systems,

Qualifications

• S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• ~10+ years of structural and/or thermal- fluids analysis experience on vehicles and/or propulsion systems.
• Strong background in structural mechanics and/or fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.
• Experience with FEA/FEM using ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN-based solvers.
• Experience anchoring analytical and/or fluid models to physical test data.
• Fatigue and fracture experience (e.g., HCF SN, LCF e-N, LEFM).
• Experience in CFD and/or 1D fluid modeling using commercial and/or lumped-parameter tools.
• Programming in Python preferred; MATLAB acceptable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate designs through static, dynamic, fatigue, and/or fracture analyses to meet performance and life objectives.
• Develop FEM/FEA models for vehicles and propulsion systems; propagate loads.
• Perform thermal-structural and/or coupled analyses, including nonlinear materials.
• Anchor models to test data; work with test teams to define instrumentation.
• Use CFD and/or hand calculations to assess fluid behavior in engine and vehicle systems.
• Build steady-state/transient 1D fluid models for system states and transients.
• Collaborate with design, systems, and manufacturing to meet requirements and disposition nonconforming hardware.
• Support failure investigations through modeling and root-cause analysis.
• Improve analysis methods and tools; mentor team members.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal-fluid analysis

Python

MATLAB

FEM/FEA

Test data correlation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred (solid mechanics / fluids / thermal sciences)

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

NASTRAN-based solvers

CFD (Fluent/CFX)

1D fluid tools (ROCETS/GFSSP/SINDA/FLUINT)

Job description

Ursa Major is seeking a Staff Analysis Engineer to provide technical leadership in structural and thermal-fluid analyses for aerospace vehicles and propulsion systems. You will lead verification and validation activities, improve analysis methods, and mentor junior engineers, with remote or Berthoud, Colorado option.

Responsibilities include FEM/FEA modeling, static/dynamic/fatigue analyses, CFD and 1D fluid modeling, data correlation with test results, and collaboration with design, systems,