Senior Aerospace Structures & Materials Engineer

Executive Recruiting Group; Broomfield (CO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Executive Recruiting Group is seeking a Structures & Materials Engineer to lead design, analysis, qualification, and continuous improvement of structural and thermal components for next-generation rocket propulsion systems and flight vehicles.

You will collaborate across design, manufacturing, and test teams to develop high-performance hardware that withstands extreme environments, perform FEA using ANSYS or Abaqus, and specify aerospace materials, including composites and metals.

Qualifications

• Design and analyze aerospace structural components.
• Perform structural and thermal FEA using ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar.
• Select and qualify aerospace materials including composites and metals.
• Support additive manufacturing for structural components.
• Lead structural failure investigations and implement corrective actions.

Responsibilities

• Design flight structures, rocket motor cases, nozzles and other structural components.
• Conduct structural and thermal FEA using ANSYS or Abaqus.
• Support static-fire testing and flight test activities by analyzing data and validating designs.
• Collaborate with propulsion, manufacturing, systems, and test engineering teams to optimize performance and weight.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance structural performance and production efficiency.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

Materials selection

Additive manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Flight hardware design

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical/Aerospace/Materials Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

Job description

Executive Recruiting Group is seeking a Structures & Materials Engineer to lead design, analysis, qualification, and continuous improvement of structural and thermal components for next-generation rocket propulsion systems and flight vehicles.

You will collaborate across design, manufacturing, and test teams to develop high-performance hardware that withstands extreme environments, perform FEA using ANSYS or Abaqus, and specify aerospace materials, including composites and metals.