Senior Structural Stress Lead for Launch Vehicles

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

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.