Senior Spaceflight Mechanical Analysis Engineer

Lunar Outpost Oceania; Golden (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

70% employer covered health premiums

3 weeks paid vacation per year

401(k) with up to 4% match

11 company holidays

Parental leave

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Lunar Outpost is hiring a Senior Staff Mechanical Analysis Engineer to shape humanity's presence in space. You will lead analytical modeling for Pegasus LTV, manage loads, dynamics, and fatigue analyses, and drive rapid development with cross-functional teams.

You will prepare reports, coordinate with NASA groups, and ensure compliance with agency standards while guiding a multi-project analysis effort in a dynamic startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of applicable experience performing mechanical analysis on spacecraft systems.
• Experience leading analysis teams.
• Expertise in Finite Element Modeling software.
• Proficiency in interpreting various loading profiles and test data.
• Familiarity with dynamic/kinematic analysis techniques.
• Familiarity with related NASA and government specifications and standards.
• Familiarity with fatigue and fracture standards, considerations, classifications, and analysis methods.
• Self-motivated, focused, and driven to meet critical deadlines.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• U.S. Person

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality analytical models of vehicles/mobility platforms.
• Perform mechanical analysis (Loads, Stress, Fatigue/Fracture, Dynamics, Vibration, etc.).
• Interact with mechanical engineering design team to rapidly iterate and improve designs as informed by analysis.
• Interact with project management and company leadership to determine timelines, schedule tasks, and ensure deadlines are met.
• Contribute to standardization of practices and procedures within the mechanical analysis team.
• Write technical reports detailing analysis processes, results, and recommendations.
• Allocate team resources and delegate analysis tasks to team members.
• Oversee work performed to ensure high-quality work products.
• Understand analysis requirements and ensure analysis complies with Lunar Outpost and NASA standards.
• Generate applicable loading profiles to be communicated to vendors and stakeholders.
• Prepare and present materials for TRR, PDR, FRB, and CDR.
• Collaborate with NASA Insight members in recurring working group sessions.

Skills

Leadership

Finite Element Modeling

Interpreting loading profiles

Communication skills

US Person

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

FEMAP

NASGRO

Matlab

LS-DYNA

SolidWorks

Job description

Lunar Outpost is hiring a Senior Staff Mechanical Analysis Engineer to shape humanity's presence in space. You will lead analytical modeling for Pegasus LTV, manage loads, dynamics, and fatigue analyses, and drive rapid development with cross-functional teams.

You will prepare reports, coordinate with NASA groups, and ensure compliance with agency standards while guiding a multi-project analysis effort in a dynamic startup environment.