Structural Engineer IV

Job Title: Structural Engineer IV - Spacecraft

Location: Pasadena, CA; ONSITE 9/80 work schedule

Contract position for 1 year with possibility of extension/long term

Pay: $51.00 -$107.00 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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