Spacecraft Structures Engineer — Onsite, TS/SCI Eligible

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

Job summary

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, seeks a Spacecraft Structures Engineer to analyze structural integrity of space vehicles and equipment across development, test, launch, and operations lifecycles. You will build high-fidelity FEM/FEA models and coordinate with design teams to ensure safety margins and performance.

Onsite in California, this role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Mechanical/Civil/Aerospace/Materials)
• Experience with FEMAP/NASTRAN or similar FEA tools (Abaqus/Ansys/Optistruct)
• Familiarity with environmental testing concepts (modal, acoustic, random, sine vibrations)
• Experience evaluating designs against static/dynamic/thermal/fatigue loads
• Experience with SolidWorks or equivalent 3D CAD software
• Ability to obtain U.S. Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)
• 1–3 years in mechanical design and manufacturing (preferred)
• Familiarity with spacecraft mechanical design and environments
• Knowledge of fatigue/crack growth mechanisms
• Clear communication and organizational skills
• Active TS/SCI Clearance (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis on satellite systems (modal, static, loads, acceleration, stress)
• Develop high fidelity structural models with oversight from engineers
• Support space vehicle design, layout, and mass properties analysis
• Identify materials, processes, and facilities for qualified spacecraft structures
• Work to subsystem schedules and deliverables
• Support structural qualification testing (design, conduct, data reduction, analysis, reporting)
• Develop and document design and analysis processes
• Review part and assembly drawings
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

FEA modeling

SolidWorks

3D CAD

Design validation

Communication

Security clearance preparation

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

FEMAP/NASTRAN

Abaqus

Ansys

Optistruct

Job description

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, seeks a Spacecraft Structures Engineer to analyze structural integrity of space vehicles and equipment across development, test, launch, and operations lifecycles. You will build high-fidelity FEM/FEA models and coordinate with design teams to ensure safety margins and performance.

Onsite in California, this role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance.