Lead Spacecraft Structural Analysis Engineer

ICEYE; New Mexico; Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

ICEYE in Valencia is seeking a Senior Structural Analysis Engineer to lead structural analysis for satellite programs, ensuring integrity, reliability, and manufacturability from launch to on-orbit operations.

You’ll collaborate with hardware, AIT, and quality teams, drive trade studies, reviews, and documentation, and help advance analysis methods within a dynamic, on-site/hybrid context.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Structural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading and managing structural analysis.
• Experience designing satellite structures, subsystems, or complex electromechanical systems.
• Deep understanding of mechanical stress, vibration, and thermal effects on space structures.
• Strong expertise in finite element analysis, including structural dynamics and failure analysis.
• Experience with mechanical, hybrid, and bonded joints for load-carrying composite structures.
• Familiarity with aerospace standards such as ECSS, NASA, or MIL.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with systems, electrical, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Define structural requirements from mission and launcher constraints down to system and subsystem levels.
• Lead and contribute to trade studies, design reviews, and verification and qualification documentation.
• Ensure smooth and timely product delivery from concept through qualification.
• Drive continuous improvement of structural design and analysis methods.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering, AIT, and quality teams to ensure compliance with launch and in-orbit environments.
• Work with system and subsystem engineers to define requirements for new products.
• Support integration, validation, and issue resolution across internal and external teams.

Skills

Mastery of structural analysis

Lead structural analysis

Satellite structure design

Mechanical stress/vibration/thermal

Finite element analysis

Joints for composite structures

Aerospace standards (ECSS/NASA/MIL)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in Structural or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

PLM/PDM experience

Job description

ICEYE in Valencia is seeking a Senior Structural Analysis Engineer to lead structural analysis for satellite programs, ensuring integrity, reliability, and manufacturability from launch to on-orbit operations.

You’ll collaborate with hardware, AIT, and quality teams, drive trade studies, reviews, and documentation, and help advance analysis methods within a dynamic, on-site/hybrid context.