Senior Structures Analyst, Deployable Antenna Systems

E-Space; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Health and wellness care options

Continuous learning and development

Job summary

E-Space is seeking a Senior Structures Analyst to own the integrated FEM of the deployed antenna assembly and lead structural performance analyses. You will ensure margins flow from system-level requirements to component-level stiffness and mass while coordinating with multiple teams.

This role requires strong experience with Nastran/ANSYS, structural dynamics, and model-test correlation, plus Python or MATLAB scripting. On-site in Texas with California as alternate, in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in FEA structural analysis for modal, static and dynamics problems.
• Experience with flight/high-reliability hardware and margin of safety calculations.
• Ability to build and maintain a system-level integrated FEM across teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated FEM of the deployed assembly and incorporate boundary conditions.
• Perform deployed-state structural performance analysis and margin verification.
• Develop and maintain structural requirements allocation from system to components.
• Lead model-test correlation and update model parameters from test data.
• Conduct deployment analysis to support test predictions and risk assessment.
• Maintain the structural analysis error budget and monitor margins.

Skills

FEA tools

Structural dynamics analysis

Python or MATLAB scripting

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Nastran

ANSYS

Job description

E-Space is seeking a Senior Structures Analyst to own the integrated FEM of the deployed antenna assembly and lead structural performance analyses. You will ensure margins flow from system-level requirements to component-level stiffness and mass while coordinating with multiple teams.

This role requires strong experience with Nastran/ANSYS, structural dynamics, and model-test correlation, plus Python or MATLAB scripting. On-site in Texas with California as alternate, in a fast-paced environment.