Spacecraft Structures Analysis Engineer II/III — Unlimited PTO

Firefly Aerospace, Inc.; Cedar Park (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision plans

Parental leave

Relocation benefits

Educational reimbursement

Short term disability

Flexible PTO options

Job summary

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas is seeking an Analysis Engineer on the Mechanical Engineering Team to perform structural analysis on spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, and ground support equipment.

You will use hand calculations and finite element methods in ANSYS and NX Nastran, develop test requirements, and help optimize designs for weight, strength, and reliability while meeting program safety factors.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or civil engineering and 3+ years of relevant experience, or 5+ years with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Proficient with analytical simulation software and hand calculations for structural analysis.
• Familiarity with aerospace standard analysis methods.
• Exceptional comprehension of first principles related to structures and materials.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and test engineering to develop hardware throughout the design lifecycle.
• Perform structural analyses by classical hand calculation and finite element analysis for composites and metals.
• Perform linear and non-linear structural analysis, eigenvalue buckling analysis, non-linear buckling analysis, and modal finite element analysis using ANSYS and NX Nastran.
• Develop test requirements to ensure adequate data for analysis correlation.
• Validate finite element analysis with hand calculations and test data.
• Review internal and external analyses.
• Work with responsible and systems engineers to define required material properties and part modifications to meet structural requirements.
• Write strength and stability margins to required program safety factors.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Master's Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering

Bachelor's Degree (with 5+ years experience)

Tools

ANSYS

NX Nastran

Finite element analysis

Job description

Firefly Aerospace, Inc. in Texas is seeking an Analysis Engineer on the Mechanical Engineering Team to perform structural analysis on spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, and ground support equipment.

You will use hand calculations and finite element methods in ANSYS and NX Nastran, develop test requirements, and help optimize designs for weight, strength, and reliability while meeting program safety factors.