Spacecraft Structures Engineer I - Onsite, Clearance-Eligible

Millennium Space Systems; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement savings plans

Time away from work

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, seeks an entry‑level Spacecraft Structures Engineer to perform structural analyses for space vehicles and related hardware across prototyping, test, launch and operations lifecycles.

You will develop models, support design and mass properties, and work with materials and testing teams to meet critical margins. U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Aeronautical or Materials Sciences).
• Experience with finite element modeling in FEMAP/NASTRAN or other FEA software (Abaqus, Ansys, Optistruct).
• Familiarity with environmental testing concepts (modal, acoustic, random, sine).
• Experience analyzing designs to meet design requirements and safety margins for static, dynamic, thermal and fatigue loads.
• Experience with SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD software.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Interim/final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis on spacecraft systems and components (modal, static, loads, acceleration, stress).
• Develop high-fidelity structural models to predict responses and local environments.
• Support design, configuration, layout and mass properties analysis.
• Identify materials, processes and facilities support for qualified spacecraft structure.
• Support structural qualification testing (design, conduct, data reduction, analysis, reporting).
• Review part and assembly drawings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Aerospace, Aeronautical or Materials Sciences)

Tools

FEMAP/NASTRAN

Abaqus

Ansys

Optistruct

SolidWorks

Job description

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, seeks an entry‑level Spacecraft Structures Engineer to perform structural analyses for space vehicles and related hardware across prototyping, test, launch and operations lifecycles.

You will develop models, support design and mass properties, and work with materials and testing teams to meet critical margins. U.S. citizenship and clearance eligibility required.