Senior Dynamics Engineer
Core
Derive loads and environments for high-power satellites during ground transportation, launch, deployment, and on-orbit operation; build simulation workflows and software tools for dynamics analysis.
Role type
Senior Dynamics Engineer (Space Systems)
Builds
High-power satellite platforms for LEO to deep space missions
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Dynamics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Finite element analysis (Nastran, FEMAP), Python software development, coupled loads analysis (CLA), Craig-Bampton model reduction, jitter and pointing performance analysis, vibroacoustic analysis, modal test methodology, digital signal processing, structural mechanics
Preferred skills
Multibody dynamics simulation (Lagrangian formulations, LS-DYNA), Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA), HALT/HASS testing, GNC-coupled analysis, version control and CI practices
Technologies
Nastran, Python, FEMAP, LS-DYNA, Wave6
Responsibilities
Drive definition and execution of dynamic testing at component, subsystem, and vehicle levels; develop time- and frequency-domain physics models; create software tools for data processing and simulation; perform code reviews for analysis tools; derive loads, environments, and design criteria (vibration, shock, jitter); lead jitter, pointing, and vibroacoustic analyses; write technical documentation for tests and simulations.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC