CareerPlan

Senior Loads & Dynamics Engineer

USAFull-time$107k–$147k2026-11-08 → 2026-11-09
On-siteCitizens only

Core

Senior engineer performing independent loads and structural dynamics assessments for spacecraft, launch vehicles, and integrated transportation systems to ensure flight readiness and qualification.

Role type

Senior IC structural dynamics engineer (aerospace)

Builds

Analytical models, test plans, qualification criteria, and verification documentation for lunar transportation initiatives

Domain

Aerospace engineering, structural dynamics, finite element analysis

Required skills

Finite element analysis, modal analysis, structural dynamics, random vibration analysis, shock response spectra, acoustic loading analysis, reduced-order modeling, test planning and execution, Python, MATLAB, C, C++, MSC Nastran, FEMAP

Preferred skills

Component Mode Synthesis, Craig-Bampton reduction, multibody dynamics, nonlinear dynamics, LS-DYNA, Adams, flight hardware qualification, anomaly resolution

Technologies

MSC Nastran, Simcenter Nastran, FEMAP, LS-DYNA, Adams, Python, MATLAB, C, C++