Senior Dynamics Engineer
$137,000–$193,000 year
On-sitePlaya Vista, Estado de Chiapas, Mexico
Job Summary
Own development of vehicle loads, structural dynamics, and multibody dynamics analyses from early architecture through hardware realization. Define load cases and dynamic environments including launch, shock, vibration, separation, and deployment events. Develop multibody dynamics models to evaluate separation events and critical mechanism behaviors. Partner with structures and mechanisms engineers to translate analysis results into design requirements and architecture decisions. Support structural dynamics models and drive trade studies to evaluate mechanism architecture and system sensitivity. Help define test objectives, instrumentation needs, and correlation plans. Correlate simulation results to test data and refine models based on hardware learnings. Present analysis progress and technical risks in design reviews. Operate effectively in a fast-paced, ambiguous development environment balancing model fidelity and schedule needs.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, a related field, or equivalent technical experience
- Typically 5+ years of professional experience in loads, structural dynamics, multibody dynamics, or related analysis for aerospace, defense, or similarly demanding applications
- Strong fundamentals in rigid-body dynamics, structural dynamics, vibration, transient response, and mechanical system behavior
- Experience developing and applying multibody dynamics models for mechanisms, deployment systems, separation events, or other complex dynamic hardware
- Experience defining and evaluating mechanical loads and dynamic environments for flight hardware or other high-consequence systems
- Familiarity with finite element analysis tools such as ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN, FEMAP, or equivalent, with emphasis on modal, transient, and dynamic structural analysis
- Experience with multibody dynamics tools such as ANSYS Motion, Adams, RecurDyn, Simpack, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with design, structures, manufacturing, and test teams to turn analysis into sound hardware decisions
- Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proven ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
- U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desired Qualifications
- Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience owning both loads / structural dynamics and multibody dynamics analysis for a vehicle or mechanism development program
- Experience with deployment mechanisms, separation systems, release events, or payload delivery systems
- Experience generating design loads and dynamic requirements used to size structures, mechanisms, and interfaces
- Experience supporting test planning, instrumentation definition, model correlation, and post-test analysis
- Experience in the design, analysis, or test of qualified flight hardware
- Experience working on first-of-kind or highly integrated aerospace systems in an ambiguous, fast-moving development environment
- Experience scripting or automating analysis workflows using Python, MATLAB, or similar tools
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