Spacecraft Structural Engineer — Hybrid/Remote

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, 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.