Spacecraft Structural Engineer

Astro Digital; Littleton (CO); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Floating holidays

Sick leave

PTO 15 days

Job summary

Astro Digital designs, builds, and operates a diverse range of small satellite systems supporting space-based turnkey missions. The Spacecraft Structural Engineer will assist static and dynamic structural analysis, create FEMAP meshes, run NASTRAN cases, and evaluate bolted joint margins to ensure mission integrity.

The ideal candidate is meticulous, self-motivated, and eager to grow in applied structural engineering, with some hands-on hardware/testing experience and travel readiness.

Qualifications

• Minimum BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 2+ years of FE modeling experience.
• Some hardware/testing exposure in a structural env.
• Willingness to travel for vibration testing.
• Strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist static and dynamic structural analysis of Astro Digital bus.
• Create FE meshes in FEMAP and run NASTRAN cases.
• Evaluate bolted joint margins and related structural issues.

Job description

Astro Digital designs, builds, andoperates a diverse range of small satellite systems supporting space-basedturnkey missions for several business applications, including earthobservation, communications, in-orbit demonstrations, risk reduction, science,and exploration. Astro Digital is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado with roughly 100 employees and infrastructure around the globe.

PositionSummary

The SpacecraftStructural Engineer is responsible for assisting with static and dynamicstructural analysis of all classes of Astro Digital bus. The work consistsprimarily of finite element mesh creation in FEMAP, running cases via NASTRAN,and performing related structural analyses such as bolted joint margins.

Theideal candidate is a meticulous, self-motivated mechanical engineer with someexperience building finite element models. He or she would have an interest indeveloping their skills in applied structural engineering.

MinimumQualifications

• ·BS in Mechanical Engineering,Aerospace Engineering, or closely related field
• · 2+years of experience buildingand analyzing finite element models
• ·Some hardware and testing experience, preferablyin a structural environment
• ·Self-motivated work ethic with adesire to learn new aspects of structural analysis and testing
• ·Good written, verbal, and virtualcommunication skills
• ·Willingness to travel several timesa year for vibration testing

Preferred Qualifications

• ·Some familiarity with FEMAP orsimilar pre/post processor
• ·Comfort executing NASTRAN solutions
• · Ability to program scripts and tools to facilitate analysis workflow (Python, MATLAB, Visual Basic)
• ·Some experience with CAD modeling (Solidworks,Onshape)
• ·Possesses a solid understanding of thermal-structuraleffects

Thisposition requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data,technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanentresident status, or protected person status under22 CFR §120.15and8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3) is required.

JobType: Full Time
Location:Hybrid Remote ( > 2 days inoffice/wk) based in Littleton, CO.
Annual Salary Range: $95k-160k depending on experience
Benefits include health, dental, andvision insurance options, 401k matching, options, 10 floating holidays, 5 sickdays, and 3 weeks (15 days) of PTO per year.