Senior Aerospace Structural Analysis Engineer – Spaceflight Hardware

KBR Careers; Greenbelt (MD); On-site; USD 137,700 - 206,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Flexible spending account

Paid time off

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Senior Structural Stress Analysis Engineer to join the Structural Engineering and Analysis team supporting NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Programs. You will provide structural engineering, analysis, and test support for cutting-edge aerospace projects including space telescopes, earth science satellites, Mars, Moon and asteroid missions, and related ground support equipment.

Responsibilities include developing flight hardware from concept through detailed design, performing

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Structural, Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in structural analysis.
• FEA experience with NASTRAN and FEMAP or PATRAN.
• Experience in written and verbal communication on technical topics.
• US Citizenship required. On-site work preferred; remote possible with approval.

Responsibilities

• Support development of flight hardware from preliminary through detailed design and testing.
• Perform structural analyses using classical mechanics and FEA to meet stiffness, strength, STOP and other requirements.
• Generate FEMs for normal modes, static and dynamic analyses.
• Support static and dynamic structural tests and prepare analysis reports.
• Adhere to NASA/GSFC requirements, guidelines and procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

US Citizenship

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Structural, Aerospace Engineering

Tools

NASTRAN

FEMAP

PATRAN

Excel

MATLAB

Python

Job description

KBR is seeking a Senior Structural Stress Analysis Engineer to join the Structural Engineering and Analysis team supporting NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Programs. You will provide structural engineering, analysis, and test support for cutting-edge aerospace projects including space telescopes, earth science satellites, Mars, Moon and asteroid missions, and related ground support equipment.

Responsibilities include developing flight hardware from concept through detailed design, performing