Senior Analyst, Deployable Structures

Espace

Arlington (TX)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

E‑Space in Texas is seeking a Senior Structures Analyst to own the structural analysis backbone of the Integrated Antenna Structure team. You will develop and maintain the integrated FEM of the deployed antenna assembly, perform modal, static and dynamic analyses, and ensure margins flow from system to component levels.

On‑site in Texas preferred with California as an alternative. Responsibilities include model‑test correlation, deployment analysis, and risk assessment of design changes.

Qualifications

BS/MS/PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
Experience with flight/high‑reliability hardware and margin of safety calculations.
Proficiency in FEA for modal, static and linear dynamics.
Experience with deployment dynamics and large deployable structures.
Ability to build and maintain a system‑level integrated FEM from multiple teams.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated FEM of the deployed assembly and incorporate subsystem stiffness and mass properties.
Perform deployed‑state structural performance analysis: modal survey, static deflection, margin of safety verification.
Develop and maintain the structural requirements allocation from system to component level (stiffness, mass, CTE).
Lead model‑test correlation at all levels of the V&V pyramid; update parameters from test data.
Perform deployment analysis to support test predictions and verify geometry and dynamics.
Assess structural risk of design changes and interface deviations; provide input to anomaly investigations.
Develop and maintain the structural analysis error budget and track margin consumption.

Skills

FEA expertise

Dynamic analysis

Model-test correlation

System-level FEM

Scripting: Python/MATLAB

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

Nastran

ANSYS

Multi-body dynamics

Flexible-body simulation

Python scripting

MATLAB scripting

Job description

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place! E‑Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper‑scaled deployments of space‑powered Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are fundamentally changing the design, economics, manufacturing, coverage limitations and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems.

By building a highly‑advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system—with a unique antenna design, highly sustainable spacecraft system and low‑cost, small portable end‑user devices—we can extend global satellite coverage, capacity and connectivity beyond legacy space services to provide a new kind of IoT platform that lets users sense, track, connect and act on information gathered, anywhere.

We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to saving space, protecting our planet and turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.

We are looking for a Senior Structures Analyst to own the structural analysis backbone of E‑Space’s Integrated Antenna Structure team. This person will develop and maintain the integrated finite element model of the deployed antenna assembly, perform structural performance and dynamics analysis, and establish requirements flow‑down from system‑level to component‑level structural margins. This is a senior individual contributor role for someone with strong eigenvalue instincts, comfort with nonlinear and large‑displacement problems, and opinions on what a deployable structure FEM is actually good for and where it breaks down.

On‑site in Texas preferred, California as alternate. Close proximity to hardware and test activities is important for this role.

Responsibilities

Own the integrated FEM of the deployed assembly, incorporating structural element stiffness and mass properties from contributing subsystem teams and deployment mechanism boundary conditions.
Perform deployed‑state structural performance analysis: modal survey prediction, static deflection under on‑orbit loads (thermal, attitude control), and margin of safety verification.
Develop and maintain the structural requirements allocation, flowing from system‑level performance requirements down to component‑level stiffness, mass, and CTE requirements for each contributing team.
Lead model‑test correlation at each level of the V&V test pyramid: update model parameters from test data, maintain a documented correlation record.
Perform deployment analysis (e.g., deployable element kinematics, tensioning loads, deployment force margins, system dynamics) in support of the Deployable Structures Test Engineer’s test predictions.
Assess structural risk of design changes and interface deviations, and provide structural input to anomaly investigation teams.
Develop and maintain the structural analysis error budget, tracking margin consumption as design changes occur.

Qualifications

BS or MS or Ph.D. in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
Proficiency in FEA structural analysis (Nastran, ANSYS, or equivalent) for modal, static, and linear dynamics problems.
Experience performing structural analysis for flight or high‑reliability hardware, including margin of safety calculations and requirements compliance.
Experience with structural dynamics (modal analysis, frequency response, eigenvalue methods) not just static stress analysis.
Ability to build and maintain a system‑level integrated FEM incorporating inputs from multiple contributing teams at different fidelity levels.
Ph.D. strongly preferred for the senior‑level scope.
Experience with large deployable structures (antennas, solar arrays, booms, or lightweight flexible systems) including specific modeling challenges: geometric nonlinearity, low‑stiffness modes, and large‑displacement effects.
Experience with model‑test correlation methodology, updating model parameters from test data and bounding residual correlation uncertainty.
Familiarity with deployment dynamics simulation tools (multi‑body dynamics, flexible‑body simulation).
Experience with structural error budgeting or requirements allocation across a multi‑team program.
Python or MATLAB scripting for pre/post‑processing of analysis data.

We are redefining how satellites are designed, manufactured and used—so we’re looking for candidates with passion, deep knowledge and direct experience on LEO satellite component development, design and in‑orbit activities. If that’s your experience – then we’ll be immediately wow‑ed.

E‑Space is not currently able to provide employment sponsorship for candidates who do not hold work authorization for the location of this role.

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