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Ursa Major · 1 month ago

Senior Vehicle Structural Loads Analysis Engineer

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$123K/yr - $153K/yr

8+ years exp

Ursa Major is a company focused on revolutionizing propulsion systems for aerospace and defense. As a Senior Vehicle Structural Loads Analysis Engineer, you will primarily focus on global structural modeling and loads development while collaborating with various teams to ensure compliance with structural standards and improve analytical methods.

AerospaceNational SecuritySatellite CommunicationSpace Travel

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

You will lead GFEM development for vehicles and propulsion systems

You will verify and validate your models

You will work closely with our test team to request the instrumentation necessary to anchor our analytical models

You will propagate loads to vehicle and engine components

You will perform loads development for vehicles and engine programs

You will collaborate with other engineering teams to develop our systems while ensuring they meet requirements and comply with the structural standards we follow

You will collaborate with our manufacturing team to assess nonconforming hardware for development and flight components and provide recommended dispositions and repairs

You will improve our analytical methods and seek out new approaches and tools

You will provide professional development, mentorship, and technical guidance to peers

You will evaluate our designs through static, dynamic, fatigue, and fracture analyses and provide recommendations when needed to achieve our objectives

Qualification

GFEM analysisFinite Element AnalysisHigh Cycle Fatigue AnalysisDynamic analysis methodsThermal-Structural static analysisLow Cycle Fatigue AnalysisFracture analysisFluid analysisMechanical engineeringAerospace engineeringAnalytical modelingEffective communication

Required

B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace engineering, or a comparable field

8+ years of experience performing structural analysis

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment

GFEM analysis experience for vehicle and/or propulsion systems

Experience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA / FEM) using commercial codes (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, or NASTRAN-based solvers)

Experience anchoring analytical models to physical testing

High Cycle Fatigue Analysis (HCF, crack initiation predicted by a stress-life / SN approach)

Preferred

M.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a comparable field, ideally focusing on solid mechanics, fatigue, fracture, or structural dynamics

Dynamic analysis methods (modal, random vibration, shock response)

Working experience in loads development

Thermal-Structural static analysis (particularly dealing with nonlinear materials and large strains)

Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis (LCF, crack initiation predicted by a strain-life / e-N approach)

Experience with Femap/Nastran

Experience with the ANSYS FEA suite

Fracture analysis (crack growth / safe-life and assessing for instability via LEFM, ideally with prior experience using NASGRO)

A strong theoretical background in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and/or compressible flow

Knowledge of turbomachinery-related analytical methods (e.g., generating Campbell diagrams to assess margins on rotordynamics or structural modes or rotating hardware)

Prior professional experience working on either rocketry or turbomachinery

Experience supporting failure investigations and root-cause analysis

A track record of working efficiently in fast-paced engineering environments

A track record of effective oral and written communications to support your recommendations

Fluid analysis (e.g. Computational Fluid Dynamics / CFD or 1-D transient analysis using SINDA/FLUINT or ROCETS)

Knowledge of composite materials, insulation, and ablative thermal protection systems

Prior experience working on safety-critical systems in production environments