Loads & Dynamics Engineer (Starshield)
Core
Perform dynamic analysis, execute testing, and build models to ensure reliable operation of Starshield satellites during ground transportation, launch, and on-orbit phases.
Role type
IC loads & dynamics engineer
Builds
Starshield satellites (government communications and earth observation payloads)
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
dynamics analysis, frequency-domain signal processing, finite element modeling, NASTRAN, vibration and shock testing, structural analysis, fatigue analysis, code development
Preferred skills
hardware intuition, data analysis, FEMAP, satellite dispense analysis, on-orbit jitter analysis
Technologies
NASTRAN, FEMAP
Responsibilities
Resolve dynamics problems through analysis and test; Execute dynamic testing from start-to-finish including pre-test analysis, sensor selection, testing, data analysis, signal processing and model correlation; Build finite element models and run coupled loads analysis; Perform analyses using commercial and in-house codes as well as write new code; Perform other analyses as required such as satellite dispense, on-orbit jitter, fatigue analysis, etc.
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC
