Structures Engineer

Structures Engineer

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Job Description

• Coordinating with other divisions in the company to develop a full and complete structures solution for various projects
• Providing mentorship and guidance to less experienced technical team members
• Innovative and open to helping create a Cislunar economy -
  passionate about space
• Understands what is needed for high-quality spaceflight systems - and also what is not needed

• Design structural components to meet requirements including expected loads and sufficient factors of safety
• Work with every other subsystem to ensure systems-level thinking in the design
• Conduct static and dynamic analyses appropriate to the design maturity
• Provide technical leadership to a small team of engineers
• Assist in developing structural tests, conducting the tests, and reviewing test data
• Provide analysis and test data to other team members
• Develop fabrication procedures and instructions working with the integration team
• Provide technical guidance to fabricators and other technicians

Qualifications

• Knowledge of materials, joints, bonding and how these choices affect the spacecraft mission regarding thermal loads, margin and resiliency, off gassing, and more
• Experience with FEA tools, particularly coupled loads, dynamics, vibration, acoustics, and transient loads
• Experience in the life cycle of
  spacecraftdevelopment: design, build, and test
• 5+ years experience in aerospace engineering
• 3+ years in structures design and/or test for
  spacecraft
• Experience with startups or new space companies
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a technical field
• Excellent communications skills
• Strong work ethic and intrinsic motivation
• Hands-on fabrication experience
• Must be able to adapt and thrive in a dynamic highly technical environment
• Will have a large impact on many programs, especially the lunar mission

Due to U.S. State Department restrictions on access to space technology, candidates must be "U.S. Persons" as defined by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) 22 CFR 120-130. In general, this means candidates shall be US Citizens (dual nationality is okay in most cases), Permanent Residents (current, valid green card) or other "protected" category.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. SPLICE and their clients are Equal Opportunity Employers and will not discriminate based on any factors. We don't discriminate nor work with clients who do.