Senior Stress Analyst

EVONA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full insurance coverage

401k match

6 weeks PTO

Equity

Job summary

EVONA is seeking a Senior Stress Analyst to own structural integrity for critical flight hardware across launch vehicles and propulsion systems. You will drive analyses from initial concepts through physical validation, guiding design decisions and working with design and test teams.

The role demands hands-on experience with FEA (AN SYS/S), strong fundamentals in fatigue and fracture, and the ability to mentor engineers while delivering practical, safe solutions for space hardware.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of structural/stress analysis experience in aerospace, launch vehicles, propulsion, or similarly demanding hardware environments.
• Strong fundamentals in structural mechanics, fatigue, fracture, and stability.
• Hands-on experience with commercial FEA software (ANSYS preferred).
• Experience taking ownership of structural analysis, rather than simply executing predefined tasks.
• Familiarity with Python/MATLAB and structural testing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own structural integrity and substantiation for key flight-critical hardware and subsystems.
• Lead complex stress analysis covering static strength, buckling, fatigue, and fracture mechanics.
• Develop and validate FEA models using ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar tools.
• Work directly with design and test engineers to take hardware from initial analysis through physical validation.
• Establish structural requirements, define load cases, and contribute to design decisions.
• Provide technical leadership, review analysis, and mentor other engineers.

Skills

Structural mechanics

Fatigue & fracture

Python/MATLAB

Ownership of analysis

Tools

ANSYS

NASTRAN

Job description

Senior Stress Analyst | Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

We are working with an ambitious, well-funded space company developing next-generation launch technology, with a mission to make access to space dramatically more affordable, reliable, and frequent.

They're looking for a Senior Stress / Structural Analyst to take technical ownership of critical flight hardware, working across launch vehicle structures, propulsion systems, or both.

This isn't a role where you'll just be handed a model, asked to run FEA, and move on. You'll have genuine influence over engineering decisions, work closely with design and test teams, and help shape how structural analysis is performed across the program.

What you'll be doing:

• Own structural integrity and substantiation for key flight-critical hardware and subsystems.
• Lead complex stress analysis covering static strength, buckling, fatigue, and fracture mechanics.
• Develop and validate FEA models using ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar tools.
• Work directly with design and test engineers to take hardware from initial analysis through physical validation.
• Establish structural requirements, define load cases, and contribute to design decisions.
• Provide technical leadership, review analysis, and mentor other engineers.

What we're looking for:

• 7+ years of structural/stress analysis experience in aerospace, launch vehicles, propulsion, or similarly demanding hardware environments.
• Strong fundamentals in structural mechanics, fatigue, fracture, and stability.
• Hands-on experience with commercial FEA software (ANSYS preferred).
• Experience taking ownership of structural analysis, rather than simply executing predefined tasks.
• Familiarity with Python/MATLAB and structural testing is advantageous.

• Real ownership – Be the technical authority for critical hardware, with a direct impact on flight readiness.
• Interesting engineering – Solve challenging structural problems associated with high-performance, reusable aerospace systems.
• Breadth of exposure – Opportunities to work across vehicle structures and propulsion rather than being confined to a narrow specialty.
• Small-team environment – Work alongside exceptional engineers, with genuine autonomy and minimal bureaucracy.
• Long-term upside – Competitive compensation, equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to grow alongside an ambitious space program.
• Great Benefits - including full insurance coverage, 401 match, and 6 weeks total PTO.