Senior Aerospace Structural Analysis Lead

United-Launch-Alliance-; Decatur (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match + employer contribution

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule

Job summary

United Launch Alliance is seeking a Structural Analysis Team Lead to own the technical scope for the team, performing advanced strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of structural components with non-linear capabilities. You will review drawings, guide design recommendations, and coordinate across propulsion and mechanical teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and a minimum of 6 years of related experience, plus strong MS Office/JIRA skills, and ITAR compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum of 6 years of related work experience.
• Resolve technical issues leveraging all available analysis tools and methodologies.
• 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 of fatigue/fracture analysis tools and methodology.
• Understanding and development of bolted joint modeling and analysis.
• Understanding of GD&T standards and principles.
• 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, including non-linear analysis for the Recurring Structural Analysis Team.
• Facilitate all team work scope planning, prioritization, and execution including issue resolution and communicate status to program leaders.
• Create advanced analysis models and hand calculations; provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs.
• Review and approve 3-D layouts, models, designs/drawings and changes for propulsion, fluid and mechanical components.
• Drive design decisions with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading; document results in strength reports.
• Lead internal peer reviews, table top reviews and formal design reviews; support quick design/analysis cycles.
• Develop team processes, mentor junior engineers and assist in creating analysis automation tools.

Skills

Structural analysis

Team leadership

Non-linear analysis

Hand calculations

Propagation of analysis results

Education

Bachelor

Tools

NASTRAN

FEMAP

NX CAD/Simulation

NASGRO

Unix/Linux

MathCad

ABAQUS

Matlab

MS Office

JIRA

Job description

United Launch Alliance is seeking a Structural Analysis Team Lead to own the technical scope for the team, performing advanced strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of structural components with non-linear capabilities. You will review drawings, guide design recommendations, and coordinate across propulsion and mechanical teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering and a minimum of 6 years of related experience, plus strong MS Office/JIRA skills, and ITAR compliance.