Structural Design Engineer

Strativ Group; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Strativ Group is seeking a Structures Design Engineer to take ownership of the vehicle's structural and fluid hardware from architecture through fabrication, testing and integration.

Responsibilities include designing and testing complex aerospace hardware, performing FEA, and collaborating with manufacturing teams to deliver flight-ready hardware.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in aerospace structures or mechanical design.
• Experience designing and testing complex aerospace hardware in launch vehicles or high-performance flight systems.
• Strong CAD and FEA capability using tools such as ANSYS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Own structural and mechanical hardware through design, analysis, manufacturing, testing and integration.
• Develop lightweight metallic structures and supporting mechanical systems.
• Perform first-principles calculations and detailed structural analysis/FEA to support design decisions.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams, technicians and suppliers to turn designs into tested flight hardware.

Skills

Aerospace structures

CAD

FEA

ANSYS

Mechanical design

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Job description

We're partnering with an early-stage space technology company developing a new class of highly maneuverable spacecraft for demanding commercial and national-security missions. The team is building complex flight hardware at pace, and they're looking for a Structures Design Engineer to take significant ownership of the vehicle's structural and fluid hardware-from initial architecture and analysis through fabrication, testing and vehicle integration.

Responsibilities:

• Own structural and mechanical hardware through design, analysis, manufacturing, testing and integration.
• Develop lightweight metallic structures, pressure-related hardware and supporting mechanical systems.
• Perform first-principles calculations and detailed structural analysis/FEA to support design decisions.
• Work closely with manufacturing teams, technicians and suppliers to turn designs into tested flight hardware.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in aerospace structures, mechanical design or a closely related discipline.
• Experience designing and testing complex aerospace hardware, ideally within launch vehicles, propulsion or high-performance flight systems.
• Strong CAD and FEA capability, with experience using tools such as ANSYS or equivalent.
• Engineering degree with the ability to work independently and take technical ownership of hardware.