Structural Dynamics Engineer

Structural Dynamics Engineer

Department : Vehicle Engineering

Employment Type : Full Time

Location : Redondo Beach

Compensation : $120,000 - $180,000 / year

Description

As a Structural Dynamics Engineer at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to determine and validate loads and environments for full vehicles and component subsystems. You will work closely with a fast-paced, agile team that strives to make a high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design.

Responsibilities

• Determine critical loads during launch, deployment, on-orbit operation, and ground handling
• Generate and apply forcing functions for engine-borne dynamic excitation
• Determine appropriate environments from vibration, acoustic, and shock sources
• Develop and improve finite element models of primary structures and mechanisms
• Develop and integrate Craig-Bampton reduced models for launch vehicle integration
• Generate rigid-body deployment simulations and validate with deployment testing
• Analyze and direct dynamic testing from pre-test analysis to post-test correlation
• Effectively communicate results to Responsible Engineers and Designers and collaborate on improvements and solutions

Minimum Qualifications

Preferred Skills and Experience

Additional Information :

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options , and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan .

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.