Senior Strength Analyst – Aerospace Structures

United-Launch-Alliance-; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Discretionary annual bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule

Job summary

United Launch Alliance in Centennial, Colorado seeks a Strength Analyst to help shape future launch vehicles by performing structural analyses for Vulcan-Centaur and other systems. You will analyze strength, fatigue and fracture, review layouts, and document results while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience required; relocation may be considered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of related work experience.
• Experience with structural analysis and relevant tools.

Responsibilities

• Performing strength, fatigue and fracture analysis of structural components, including non-linear analysis.
• Create analysis models, perform hand calculations and have an understanding of analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new design concepts.
• Review and approve 3-D layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components.
• Make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
• Document analysis results in strength reports.
• Support internal peer reviews, table top reviews and formal design reviews as needed.
• Support fast paced design/analysis cycles and be able to evaluate hardware non-conformances to support production activities.
• Work independently and coordinate efforts across functional and product teams.

Skills

Strong interpersonal communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Design recommendations

Detail oriented

GD&T understanding

Fatigue/fracture analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

NASTRAN

FEMAP

NX CAD/Simulation

NASGRO

Unix/Linux

MathCad

ABAQUS

Matlab

MS Office

Job description

United Launch Alliance in Centennial, Colorado seeks a Strength Analyst to help shape future launch vehicles by performing structural analyses for Vulcan-Centaur and other systems. You will analyze strength, fatigue and fracture, review layouts, and document results while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Bachelor's degree and 4+ years of experience required; relocation may be considered.