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Materials and Structures Engineer
Broomfield, Colorado, United States
No sponsorshipDetected 16 days ago
CybersecurityANSYSFEAMechanical DesignAerospace Engineering
About the role
- Select and qualify aerospace materials, including composites, metals, insulation, and thermal protection materials.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop flight structures, rocket motor cases, nozzles, and other structural components for propulsion systems.
- Perform structural and thermal finite element analyses (FEA) using tools such as ANSYS or Abaqus.
- Support the design, qualification, and implementation of additive manufacturing solutions for structural components.
- Lead structural failure investigations, perform root cause analyses, and implement corrective actions.
- Support component qualification, static-fire testing, and flight test activities by analyzing test data and validating designs.
- Collaborate with propulsion, manufacturing, systems, and test engineering teams to optimize performance, manufacturability, reliability, and weight.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance structural performance and production efficiency.
- Familiarity with additive manufacturing processes and design for additive manufacturing (DfAM).
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience designing and analyzing aerospace structural components.
- Experience performing structural and thermal finite element analysis using ANSYS, Abaqus, or similar software.
- Strong understanding of composite materials and aerospace metals.
- U.S. Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations.
Nice to have
- Experience designing structures for rocket propulsion, missile, launch vehicle, or hypersonic systems.
- Knowledge of thermal protection systems (TPS), insulation materials, and high-temperature structural applications.
- Experience supporting static-fire testing, structural qualification, or flight test programs.
- Active U.S. Department of Defense security clearance.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Citizenship required due to ITAR regulations
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