Loads and Dynamics Engineer II
Core
Develop dynamic loads, levels, and criteria for the Terran R rocket vehicle and supporting hardware from concept through data review to ensure structural qualification.
Role type
Senior IC loads and dynamics engineer (aerospace)
Builds
Robust vehicle, ground system, and component architectures for a reusable launch vehicle
Domain
Aerospace / Launch vehicle development
Required skills
Finite element analysis, dynamic response analysis, random vibration analysis, shock analysis, coupled loads analysis, multibody dynamics, Python, MATLAB, statistics, data analysis
Preferred skills
Graduate degree in engineering, NASTRAN, VA One, Wave6, LS-DYNA, liquid rocket engines, launch vehicle analysis, high-speed data acquisition, modal data acquisition, signal processing
Technologies
Python, MATLAB, NASTRAN, VA One, Wave6, LS-DYNA
Responsibilities
Drive maturation of hardware designs and ops decisions through analysis; Develop dynamic loads and criteria for vehicle and supporting hardware; Inform primary structure design through coupled loads analysis; Validate random vibration and shock specifications; Build and document analytical models for component load predictions
Seniority
Mid-level IC, hands-on analysis