Principal Engineer - Structural

Engineer Principal - Structural

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED

What You'll Do

• Perform structural analysis on spacecraft, instruments, payloads, optics, mechanisms, and ground support equipment.
• Use closed form and finite element analysis techniques in stress analysis and structural dynamics. Business Units, Strategic Capabilities Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment.
• On-Site Work Environment: This position requires regular in-person engagement by working on-site five days each normally scheduled week in the primary work location. Travel and local commute between company campuses and other possible non-company locations may be required.
• Degree must be from a university, college, or school which is accredited by an agency recognized by the US Secretary of Education. frequency response. General Software: Simcenter, FEMAP, LS-Dyna, Abaqus, MATLAB, Adams, Solidworks, Pythono FEM Applications: Explicit, Transient, Nonlinear, Multibody Dynamics, Line of Sight, andJitter Fatigue.
• Develop loads and environments for structure and components.
• Support structural and environmental testing for static, modal, acoustic, shock, and vibration.
• Write detailed reports for test and analysis activities.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic
• Perform other duties as necessary.
• Work is performed in an office, laboratory, production floor, or cleanroom, outdoors or remote
• May occasionally work in production work centers where use of protective equipment and gear is
• May access other facilities in various weather conditions.
• BS degree or higher in Engineering or a related technical field is required plus 6 or more years
• Each higher-level degree, i.e., Master's Degree or Ph.D., may substitute for two years of
• Required skills and proficiencies include Nastran experience with static, modal, buckling, and
• Proficiency preferred in the following areas:
• Structural Analysis: Bolted and Bonded Joints, Welds, Electronics, Antennas, Fracture and
• Materials: Composites, Ceramics, and other high temperature materials
• A Master of Science Degree in a structures related field is preferred.