Senior Space Vehicle Loads & Dynamics Engineer

Cowboy Space; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in Cowboy Space Corp.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement savings plan

Paid time off

10 paid holidays per year

Paid parental leave

Relocation assistance

Lunch in the office

Job summary

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a senior loads and dynamics engineer to own the vehicle loads discipline across ascent, stage separation, entry, landing, and reuse.

You will define the modeling approach, establish standards, and mentor engineers to raise the bar for the discipline. You will deliver validated load sets, perform CLA with multi-discipline inputs, and correlate models against test and flight data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Mechanical, or related engineering field.
• 8+ years in loads, structural dynamics, or vibration analysis for flight hardware.
• Proven ownership of load cases and environments for flight vehicles.
• Ability to correlate models with test/flight data and adjust methods.

Responsibilities

• Own the vehicle loads discipline: quasi-static, transient, and dynamic loads.
• Establish methods, tools, and standards for loads and dynamics.
• Build and maintain structural dynamic models and reconcile with data.
• Define environments for components and payloads (vibration, shock, acoustics).
• Perform CLA and integrate inputs from propulsion, aero, GNC, and structure.
• Deliver load sets and interface requirements to teams; mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Loads & dynamics

Dynamic analysis

Modal analysis

Vibration analysis

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's in Aerospace, Mechanical or related

Advanced engineering degree

Tools

Adams

LS-DYNA

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Cowboy Space Corp. is seeking a senior loads and dynamics engineer to own the vehicle loads discipline across ascent, stage separation, entry, landing, and reuse.

You will define the modeling approach, establish standards, and mentor engineers to raise the bar for the discipline. You will deliver validated load sets, perform CLA with multi-discipline inputs, and correlate models against test and flight data.