Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer

3 weeks ago


Redondo Beach, California, United States Impulse Space Full time
Job Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Senior Structural Dynamics Engineer to join our team at Impulse Space. As a key member of our engineering team, you will be responsible for determining and validating loads and environments for full vehicles and component subsystems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Determine critical loads during launch, deployment, on-orbit operation, and ground handling
  • Generate and apply forcing functions for engine-borne dynamic excitation
  • Determine appropriate environments from vibration, acoustic, and shock sources
  • Develop and improve finite element models of primary structures and mechanisms
  • Develop and integrate Craig-Bampton reduced models for launch vehicle integration
  • Generate rigid-body deployment simulations and validate with deployment testing
  • Analyze and direct dynamic testing from pre-test analysis to post-test correlation
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 4+ years of demonstrated experience with structural dynamic analysis of high performance systems
  • Proficient with at least one industry standard structural FEA package (Femap/Patran/NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience solving structural dynamic or vibration driven problems
  • Demonstrated experience with time and frequency domain analysis
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Matlab, Python or similar applications
  • Demonstrated proficiency with CAD software and the ability to learn new tools
Preferred Skills
  • A graduate degree (MS / PhD) in engineering or related field working with numerical methods
  • Hands-on experience with dynamic structural testing, including: random vibration, acoustics, sine vibration, sine burst, shock, and modal survey
  • Hands-on experience with sensor selection, test parameter selection, and data analysis
  • Working knowledge of launch vehicle loads
  • Demonstrated experience with acoustic vibration analysis software such as VA One
  • Demonstrated experience working on a launch vehicle or satellite development effort
  • Previous experience in a startup or agile development environment
Compensation and Benefits

The estimated salary range for this position is $120,000 - $160,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to base salary, full-time employees may also be eligible for long-term incentives, medical, vision & dental coverage, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.



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