Spacecraft Multi-Body Dynamics Engineer – Senior

Lockheed Martin Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 118,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Flexible work arrangements

401(k) match

Paid time off

Holidays

Parental Leave

Employee assistance program

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer to lead dynamics analyses across the flight hardware lifecycle. You will develop high-fidelity models, drive component and system loads, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure design integrity.

Total rewards include strong benefits and opportunities to work on mission-critical space systems. Applicants should have a background in aerospace structural engineering and hands-on dynamics

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Structural, or Mechanical Engineering or similar technical field.
• Professional work experience performing rigid body kinematics and/or dynamics simulation.
• Experience performing multi-body dynamics using MSC ADAMS or equivalent.
• Experience leading kinematics/dynamics analyses with adjacent disciplines in an integrated team.
• Experience building and correlating multi-body dynamics models with test data for validation.
• Proficiency in Matlab, Python, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural dynamics analyses from concept through flight to shape performance and survivability.
• Develop high-fidelity dynamic models using in-house and industry tools to simulate loads and deployment events.
• Drive loads development at component and system levels with actionable design criteria.
• Plan and execute dynamic/static test campaigns and synthesize results into data-driven insights.
• Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to guide architecture decisions and ensure integrity.
• Define and support dynamic test requirements and lead data reduction and correlation.
• Communicate complex findings with clear documentation and presentations.

Skills

Rigid body dynamics

Multi-body dynamics

Kinematics

Model validation

Matlab/Python

Team communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in aerospace/structural/mechanical engineering

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

NX/Nastran

Abaqus

ADAMS

LS-Dyna

CREO

Job description

Lockheed Martin Corporation in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer to lead dynamics analyses across the flight hardware lifecycle. You will develop high-fidelity models, drive component and system loads, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure design integrity.

Total rewards include strong benefits and opportunities to work on mission-critical space systems. Applicants should have a background in aerospace structural engineering and hands-on dynamics