Strength Analyst I — Vulcan Development (Space)

United Launch Alliance, LLC.; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 68,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Discretionary annual incentive bonus

Generous paid time off

Flexible work environments

9/80 schedule

Job summary

United Launch Alliance seeks a Strength Analyst to perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses for propulsion and structural components in support of Artemis and SLS systems. You will create models, perform hand calculations, review layouts, and provide design recommendations based on analysis results.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, MS Office proficiency, and solid teamwork and communication skills. Relocation may be available; travel approx. 10% with on-site Denver-area work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to make design recommendations based on analysis results/experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Understanding of materials and material properties
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Understanding of fatigue/fracture analysis tools and methodology
• Understanding of bolted joint modeling and analysis
• Understanding of GD&T standards and principles
• Understanding of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions
• Understanding of basic hand calculations
• Strong communication skills

Responsibilities

• Support Vulcan Development activities, including Centaur V on SLS in support of Artemis and Upper Stage Advancement long-duration capabilities
• Perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses of propulsion and structural components, including nonlinear analyses
• Create analysis models, perform hand calculations and understand analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations
• Review and approve 3-D engineering layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components
• Make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties
• Document analysis results in strength reports
• Support internal peer reviews, tabletop reviews, and formal design reviews as needed
• Support fast-paced design/analysis cycles and trade studies
• Familiarity with: CAD/SimulationTools, FEA Tools, Mathcad, MATLAB, Microsoft Office

Skills

Microsoft Office

Fatigue/fracture analysis

Materials properties

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Nastran

Femap

NASGRO

Abaqus

UNIX/Linux

MATLAB

Python

Excel

Job description

United Launch Alliance seeks a Strength Analyst to perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses for propulsion and structural components in support of Artemis and SLS systems. You will create models, perform hand calculations, review layouts, and provide design recommendations based on analysis results.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, MS Office proficiency, and solid teamwork and communication skills. Relocation may be available; travel approx. 10% with on-site Denver-area work.