Senior Structures Engineer – Launch Vehicle Systems

Firefly Aerospace; Leander (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace is seeking Senior or Lead Structures Responsible Engineers for Primary Structures to drive cradle-to-grave development of state-of-the-art pressurized structures for launch vehicles. You will own design, analysis, fabrication, and testing across the product life cycle, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team.

The role requires a BS in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 6+ years of relevant experience, and strong CAD/FEA skills.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.
• 6+ years of experience in a structural system design-related role.
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable).
• Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, Simcenter, etc.
• Ability to work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight.
• Familiarity with aerospace standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, etc).
• Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, and characterization.
• Bonus: experience with Pressurant or Propellant tanks; filament wound/AFP structures.

Responsibilities

• Formulate the cradle-to-grave Road Map for hardware—owning conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, production, and testing.
• Design and development of composite pressurized structures.
• Mass optimization of existing designs and requalification.
• Support products from conceptual creation, design release, analysis, prototype, qualification and production.
• Create CAD, manufacturing drawings, specifications, and documentation.
• Perform first-order strength and sizing calculations for your structure.

Skills

Structural design

3D CAD (Siemens NX)

FEA tools

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

Education

B.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

FiberSim

Nastran

ANSYS

FEMAP

Simcenter

Job description

Firefly Aerospace is seeking Senior or Lead Structures Responsible Engineers for Primary Structures to drive cradle-to-grave development of state-of-the-art pressurized structures for launch vehicles. You will own design, analysis, fabrication, and testing across the product life cycle, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team.

The role requires a BS in aerospace or mechanical engineering, 6+ years of relevant experience, and strong CAD/FEA skills.