Structural Dynamics Engineer 1

United Launch Alliance•Centennial, CO

8d•$70,952 - $118,253•Onsite

About The Position

Join the ULA team and make your mark on the future of spaceflight by launching our next generation launch system, Vulcan. ULA launch vehicles have demonstrated unparalleled success in defense, space exploration, and communications missions. You will be joining a passionate, motivated, and highly experienced team that works together in a fast-paced environment to meet our customer’s growing needs and to help solve their toughest integration and operational challenges. In your role in Structural Dynamics, you will perform dynamic response analysis of ULA Launch Systems, including boosters, upper stages, secondary structures, engines and motors, payload accommodations, and spacecraft across flying on the Vulcan rocket. You will support continued development of Vulcan capabilities to address the changing needs of our current customers and the vision of our future customers. The Structural Dynamicist is a highly analytical role, defining design loads, accelerations, and displacements to establish design requirements working with spacecraft teams and internal structural analysts to verify designs. Assignments require an interest in multi-degree-of-freedom dynamic analysis, utilizing mathematical modeling with finite element and component mode synthesis methods, transient, frequency, and random response analysis, and dynamic model correlation and validation. Tasks will support career development in dynamics techniques by working with and learning from a highly experienced team, following established guidelines. Assignments also require developing, documenting, and maintaining processes, methods, and software tools to accomplish assignments. This role includes resolution of programmatic and technical problems that affect cost, schedule, and performance. Strong teamwork and collaboration within the Structural Dynamics team and across multiple engineering and integration disciplines are required, as well as strong communication skills to learn analysis techniques, generate analysis reports and present results to internal and external customers.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) field from an accredited college or university.
Experience or coursework in structural dynamics/vibrations and finite element analysis
Experience or coursework developing software for mathematical and engineering application
Experience or coursework in Matlab and Python
Experience or coursework in Linear Algebra and FEA
Must be a U.S. Person as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62 (e.g., U.S. Citizen, Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card holder) or protected individual).

Nice To Haves

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience with NASTRAN, NX, FEMAP, or other Finite Element Modeling software
Experience developing models, methodology, and software to perform multi-degree of freedom dynamic response analysis
Experience performing transient response and random response analyses of multi-degree of freedom structures
Experience performing software development in an object-oriented environment
Experience working in Linux environment
Strong time management skills
Demonstrated ability to balance and prioritize multiple tasks
Experience in successful, collaborative teams, supporting various roles
Excellent interpersonal skills, including demonstrated ability to flourish in a team environment (class projects considered acceptable)

Responsibilities

Perform dynamic response analysis of ULA Launch Systems, including boosters, upper stages, secondary structures, engines and motors, payload accommodations, and spacecraft across flying on the Vulcan rocket.
Support continued development of Vulcan capabilities to address the changing needs of our current customers and the vision of our future customers.
Define design loads, accelerations, and displacements to establish design requirements working with spacecraft teams and internal structural analysts to verify designs.
Develop, document, and maintain processes, methods, and software tools to accomplish assignments.
Resolve programmatic and technical problems that affect cost, schedule, and performance.
Communicate analysis techniques, generate analysis reports and present results to internal and external customers.