Loads & Dynamics Engineer (Starfall)
About The Position
The Starfall team is developing the world’s first high-capacity, high-cadence, and low-cost re-entry space capsule. The Starfall capsule will unlock rapid global mobility by enabling point-point cargo delivery anywhere on Earth in under an hour. Additionally, the Starfall capsule could facilitate numerous other capabilities such as in-space manufacturing and on-orbit research. In this role, you will work closely with Starfall responsible engineers as well as the Falcon dynamics team to drive hardware and mission design decisions. This role will involve simulation of dynamic events, contributing to in-house computer programs, and hands-on testing. You will be responsible for all low and high frequency loads and vibration for the capsule during ground transportation, launch/ascent, on-orbit operations, and re-entry. Strong candidates for this role will have excellent hardware intuition as well as experience with frequency-domain signal processing and analysis.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace, physics, or an engineering discipline
- 1+ years of experience with CAD and FEA software
- 1+ years of experience with dynamic analysis
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in an engineering discipline
- Demonstrated ability to develop/analyze hardware within an integrated engineering team outside of a classroom setting
- Experience with a commercial FEA or Multiphysics simulation package (NASTRAN, FEMAP, LS-DYNA)
- Analytical/scientific programming experience (Python, Matlab)
- Highly proficient in classical mechanics, deformable bodies, and statistics/probability
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- Build finite element models and run coupled loads analysis
- Perform other analyses as required such as spacecraft separation and fatigue analysis
- Execute dynamic testing from start-to-finish including pre-test analysis, sensor selection & installation, testing, and correlation
- Full ownership of dynamic event analysis by developing in-house computer programs and correlating with flight data
Benefits
- company stock
- long-term cash awards
- discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- medical coverage
- vision coverage
- dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short-term disability insurance
- long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- paid vacation
- paid holidays
- paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
