Strength Analyst Lead 4 - Vulcan Development

United Launch Alliance•Centennial, CO

1d•$121,307 - $202,178

About The Position

United Launch Alliance is hiring a Strength Analyst Lead 4 to lead structural analysis work for Vulcan Development activities, including Centaur V on SLS in support of Artemis and Upper Stage Advancement long-duration capabilities. The role owns technical scope assigned to the team and involves leading analysts, delivering advanced structural strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses, and supporting design and production activities. The lead plans and prioritizes work, resolves issues, communicates status to program leaders, and coordinates independently across functional and product teams. The role also contributes to team processes and capabilities, mentors junior engineers, and helps develop analysis automation tools. The position is based in Denver, with 10% travel and relocation potentially available. The stated salary range for Denver is $121,307–$202,178, and eligible employees may receive a discretionary annual bonus.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field from an accredited college or university.
Minimum of 6 years of related work experience.
Ability to resolve technical issues using available analysis tools and methodologies.
Ability to make design recommendations based on first-order analysis results and engineering judgment or experience.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and Agile tools, including Jira.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Detailed understanding of materials and material properties.
Advanced structural analysis experience, including tanks, adapters, and brackets.
Advanced analysis experience with propulsion hardware, including tubing, ducting, and flex joints.
Understanding of fatigue and fracture analysis methodology and ability to develop tools that facilitate this analysis.
Understanding of bolted-joint analysis and modeling and ability to develop tools that facilitate this analysis.
Understanding of GD&T standards and principles.
Understanding of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions, and ability to establish these standards for the team.
Understanding of basic hand calculations.
Experience resolving hardware nonconformances.
All applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR because the position requires access to ITAR-controlled information.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a technical lead in an aerospace development program.
Experience creating or running analysis automation and pre- and post-processing scripts using Unix, Matlab, Python, or Excel.
Experience developing tools for analyzing propulsion systems, including tubing, ducting, bellows, and supplier components.
Experience leading static or dynamic testing and model correlation.
Experience leading structural optimization techniques for mass savings.
Experience integrating with system-level analysis models, such as coupled loads models.
Experience with NASA crewed-flight analysis and qualification requirements, including NASA-STD-5019 and NASA-STD-5001.
General knowledge of mechanical hardware fabrication methods, such as machining, welding, processing, and assembly.
Familiarity with mechanical support equipment.
Familiarity with composite structural analysis.
Experience leading analysis efforts supporting cross-functional teams.
Experience working on development programs within the Agile framework and understanding of Agile tools, including Jira.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of analysts through Vulcan Development activities, including Centaur V on SLS in support of Artemis and Upper Stage Advancement long-duration capabilities.
Lead advanced strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses of structural components, including nonlinear analyses.
Plan, prioritize, and execute work scope; resolve issues; and communicate status to program leaders.
Create advanced analysis models, perform hand calculations, and apply analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations.
Review and approve 3D engineering layouts, 3D models, designs and drawings, and 2D drawing changes for propulsion, fluid-system, and mechanical-system components.
Make engineering design recommendations considering thermal, mechanical, and pressure loading, material properties, configurations, and safety factors.
Document analysis results in strength reports.
Drive internal peer reviews, tabletop reviews, and formal design reviews as needed.
Support fast-paced design and analysis cycles and evaluate hardware nonconformances to support production activities.
Work independently and coordinate efforts across functional and product teams.
Help develop team processes and capabilities and mentor junior engineers.
Help create analysis automation tools.