Lead Structural Analyst - Aerospace (6+ yrs)

United Launch Alliance (ULA)

Decatur (IL)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 140,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

Job summary

United Launch Alliance in Decatur, IL, seeks a senior structural analysis engineer to lead advanced strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses of propulsion and mechanical components. You will create analysis models, perform hand calculations, review 3-D layouts, and provide design recommendations under thermal and pressure loading.

The role includes mentoring junior engineers, coordinating with cross‑functional teams, and helping develop analysis automation tools.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
Resolve technical issues leveraging all available analysis tools and methodologies.
Ability to make design recommendations based on analysis results/experience.
Proficiency with MS Office tools and agile tools including JIRA.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
General understanding of materials and material properties.
Advanced experience with Structural Analysis (Tanks, Adapters, Brackets).
Advanced experience analyzing propulsion hardware (tubing, ducting, flex joints).
Understanding and development of fatigue/fracture analysis tools and methodology.
Understanding and development of bolted joint modeling and analysis.
Understanding of GD&T standards and principles.
Understanding and development of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions.
Understanding of basic hand calculations.
Experience resolving hardware nonconformance.

Responsibilities

Performing and leading the team in advanced strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of structural components.
Facilitate team work scope planning, prioritization, and execution including issue resolution and communicate status to program leaders.
Create advanced analysis models, perform hand calculations and have an understanding of analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations.
Review and approve 3-D layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components.
Make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
Document analysis results in strength reports.
Drive internal peer reviews, table top reviews and formal design reviews as needed.
Support fast paced design/analysis cycles and be able to evaluate hardware non-conformances to support production activities.
The engineer must be able to work independently and coordinate their efforts across their functional and product teams.
Assist in developing the teams processes and capabilities as well as mentoring jr. engineers.
Assist the team in creating analysis automation tools.