Senior Loads Development Lead — Space Interceptors

True Anomaly, Inc.; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Best-in-class health benefits

Flexible time off and holidays

Daily catered lunch and snacks

401(k) retirement plan

Equity participation

Dog Fridays

Job summary

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking a Loads Development Lead to serve as the technical authority for structural, mechanical, thermal, and coupled loads across a next-generation Space Based Interceptors program.

You will own loads development end-to-end, establish standards, and validate analyses while guiding cross-functional teams to ensure rigorous, traceable design criteria and documentation across the full lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of full lifecycle experience in structural loads development for aerospace systems.
• Expertise in CLA, load derivation, and structural verification.
• Experience generating and managing loads across multiple mission phases and environments.
• Strong background in structural dynamics, coupled loads analysis, and system-level load integration.
• Experience authoring, owning, and maintaining formal loads documentation such as Loads Data Books or equivalents.
• Proficiency with industry-standard analysis tools (Femap, NASTRAN, MATLAB, Python).
• Proven leadership in design, analysis, and verification on a major aerospace program.
• Ability to lead cross-functional technical teams across hardware and software boundaries.
• Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering; Master’s or Ph.D. preferred.
• U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical authority for structural, mechanical, thermal, and coupled loads across a next-generation Space Based Interceptors program.
• Own loads development end-to-end across the full system lifecycle—from ground handling to on-orbit operations.
• Establish program standards for loads generation, margins, and documentation; develop and validate CLA; derive MAC.
• Lead design trade studies driven by load sensitivities and coordinate with multiple engineering teams.
• Mentor analysts and shape best practices to ensure rigor of the Loads Data Book and related artifacts.

Skills

Loads development

CLA

Structural dynamics

Femap

NASTRAN

MATLAB

Python

Program leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

System-level integration

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Master’s or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Femap

NASTRAN

MATLAB

Python

Job description

True Anomaly, Inc. is seeking a Loads Development Lead to serve as the technical authority for structural, mechanical, thermal, and coupled loads across a next-generation Space Based Interceptors program.

You will own loads development end-to-end, establish standards, and validate analyses while guiding cross-functional teams to ensure rigorous, traceable design criteria and documentation across the full lifecycle.