Job Description
Job Description
Job Title: Structural Engineer IV - Spacecraft
Location: Pasadena, CA; ONSITE 9/80 work schedule
Contract position for 18 months with possibility of extension/long term
Pay: $61.00 -$141.00 hourly, depending on experience
Candidates from the aerospace, defense, and space industry are encouraged to apply
Responsibilities:
- Perform structural analysis (FEA and Classical Hand) for different phases of the project, such as configuration studies, preliminary design, detailed design, and verification and validation (static and dynamic testing)
- Responsible for analyzing and sizing the structural hardware per prescribed loading environment and material properties, and generating the structural (strength and stability) margins
- Other responsibilities include making configuration and design recommendations to optimize the load path and thus achieving a more efficient design
.Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or civil Engineering
- Wide-ranging experience in structural analysis techniques, including classical hand analyses and Finite Element analysis utilizing both coarse system load and detailed stress FE models
- Working knowledge of FEA codes (MSC/NASTRAN or NX/NASTRAN) and pre- and post-processing tools (FEMAP)
- Knowledge of metallic and composite structures, as well as bonded joint and bolted joint analyses
- Knowledge of structural failure mechanisms, including material failure in metals and composites, instability of structural elements, and Fatigue
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\nCompany Description
A world-renowned aerospace research organization where your work contributes to groundbreaking space exploration, scientific discovery, and technologies that shape the future.
Company Description
A world-renowned aerospace research organization where your work contributes to groundbreaking space exploration, scientific discovery, and technologies that shape the future.