Structural Engineer IV - Spacecraft

Amtec Staffing; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 88,000 - 147,000; Full time

Job summary

Amtec Staffing in Pasadena, CA seeks a contract Structural Analyst to perform FEA and hand analyses across project phases, ensuring design margins meet loading conditions.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering and hands-on experience with MSC/NASTRAN or NX/NASTRAN and FEMAP, plus knowledge of metals and composites. This 1-year contract offers competitive hourly pay and potential extension based on performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering.
• Extensive experience with structural analysis methods (FEA and hand analyses).
• Proficient with FEA software such as MSC/NASTRAN or NX/NASTRAN and FEMAP.
• Knowledge of metallic and composite structures, including bonded and bolted joints.
• Understands structural failure mechanisms and fatigue

Responsibilities

• Perform structural analysis (FEA and Classical Hand) for project phases such as configuration studies, preliminary design, detailed design, and verification.
• Analyze and size structural hardware per loading environment and material properties; assess margins.
• Make configuration and design recommendations to optimize load paths and efficiency

Skills

FEA methods

Classical analysis

Stress analysis

Metals & composites

Fatigue & failure

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Civil Engineering

Tools

MSC/NASTRAN

NX/NASTRAN

FEMAP

Job description

Contract position for 1 year with possibility of extension/long term

Pay: $51.00 -$107.00 hourly, depending on experience

No Corp-to-Corp or Staffing Partnership

Candidates from the aerospace, defense and space industry are encouraged to apply

Responsibilities:

• Perform structural analysis (FEA and Classical Hand) for different phases of the project, such as configuration studies, preliminary design, detailed design, and verification and validation (static and dynamic testing)
• Responsible for analyzing and sizing the structural hardware per prescribed loading environment and material properties, and generating the structural (strength and stability) margins
• Other responsibilities include making configuration and design recommendations to optimize the load path and thus achieving a more efficient design

.Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or civil Engineering
• Wide-ranging experience in structural analysis techniques, including classical hand analyses and Finite Element analysis utilizing both coarse system load and detailed stress FE models
• Working knowledge of FEA codes (MSC/NASTRAN or NX/NASTRAN) and pre- and post-processing tools (FEMAP)
• Knowledge of metallic and composite structures, as well as bonded joint and bolted joint analyses
• Knowledge of structural failure mechanisms, including material failure in metals and composites, instability of structural elements, and Fatigue