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Senior Loads Engineer

1 month ago

Tustin, California, United States Virgin Galactic Full time
Job Title: Senior Loads Engineer

Virgin Galactic is seeking a seasoned engineer with experience in loads, dynamics, aerodynamics, and structures to advance the external loads development for the suborbital Spaceship, mothership, and other special projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Support loads event simulation model development and validation of loads criteria for suborbital space missions and other unconventional configurations
  • Support pre-flight preparation including review of test limitations, flight test plans and procedures, flight readiness reviews, mission control room support, and post flight analysis
  • Work with other internal and external engineering groups to ensure proper application of design and loads requirements
  • Develop airframe and component loads for structural design and qualification
  • Support entry into commercial service by ensuring that regulatory and internal company requirements related to loads are met
  • Develop standardized analysis and reporting tools
  • Perform model updates from data collected during vehicle or component testing and data created with analytical tools
  • Develop and maintain loads databases representing all mission phases
  • Develop and substantiate rational loads criteria and requirements for unique vehicles with unconventional configurations
  • Develop and improve standards, processes, and best practices
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, and/or equivalent, with a minimum of 9 years, or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, and/or equivalent, with a minimum of 7 years, or Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering, and/or equivalent, with a minimum of 4 years of related experience
  • Test planning experience is highly desired, including flight and ground testing, writing test plans, instrumentation selection and planning, and data verification
  • Test execution experience is highly desired, including familiarity with standard flight test practices and safety processes
  • Experience in flight test aerodynamic and loads model validation and correlation
  • Experience with full aircraft analysis – transonic required, launch vehicle desirable, supersonic highly desirable
  • Working knowledge of aircraft and spacecraft systems
  • Experience with flight dynamics 6DOF trajectory simulation
  • Familiarity with relevant aerospace standards and structural design criteria (FAA, FAA-AST, NASA, MilSpec, etc.)
Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Knowledge of software development best practices like code review and configuration management
  • Working knowledge of FORTRAN, Simulink
  • Experience in other Flight Sciences disciplines
Physical and/or Additional Requirements:

The position will be based out of our Tustin office with a hybrid schedule.

The annual U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $105,700.00–$161, The base pay actually offered will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, location, and experience and take into account internal equity.

Other forms of pay (e.g., bonus or long term incentive) may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits, dependent on the position offered.