Senior Spacecraft Structural Dynamics Engineer - Flexible

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible work arrangements (e.g., 4x10

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Flexible Spending Accounts

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a Loads & Dynamics Engineer for the NGI program to ensure spacecraft and flight hardware withstand extreme launch and spaceflight environments. You will develop analytical models, perform dynamics analyses, and support testing across components and systems.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, senior-level analysis, and presentation of findings at reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field.
• 9+ years of professional work experience performing structural dynamics analyses and loads/environments development for spacecraft, aircraft, or missiles.
• Experience in finite element modeling and analysis using NX Simcenter, NASTRAN, LS-Dyna, Wave6, or equivalent.
• Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance, US citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural dynamics analysis for spacecraft flight hardware operating in demanding launch and space environments.
• Develop and maintain analytical models using in-house and commercial software to simulate vibration, shock, and mechanical loading conditions.
• Conduct loads development at the component, subsystem, and system level.
• Evaluate dynamic environments including shock, vibration, and mechanism motion.
• Support component and system-level testing, including vibration, modal, static, separation dynamics, and shock tests.
• Analyze test data and document results in clear technical reports and presentations.
• Define and integrate structural and dynamic requirements into the system baseline.
• Present technical findings at design reviews, technical interchange meetings, engineering review boards, and test readiness reviews.

Skills

Finite element analysis

MATLAB programming

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

NX Simcenter

NASTRAN

LS-Dyna

Wave6

MATLAB

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation is seeking a Loads & Dynamics Engineer for the NGI program to ensure spacecraft and flight hardware withstand extreme launch and spaceflight environments. You will develop analytical models, perform dynamics analyses, and support testing across components and systems.

The role emphasizes cross-disciplinary collaboration, senior-level analysis, and presentation of findings at reviews.