Loads and Dynamics Engineer
Varstaff •
Position Type: Contractor
Job Description:
Varstaff is currently searching for the following:
Responsibilities:
- Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
- Rigid and flexible body dynamics
- Modeling, simulation, and verification of spacecraft launch, docking, and landing events
- Acceleration, shock, and vibration measurement and data interpretation of ground and flight tests
- General loads development for spacecraft and related ground systems
- Support configuration development and trade studies
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering
- 2-5+ years of experience in the prediction/validation of low and/or high-frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling
- A solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
- Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
- Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
Desired:
- Spacecraft and launch vehicle loads development/validation experience
- Hyperworks, NASTRAN, and Matlab proficiency
- LS-Dyna proficiency
- Adams proficiency
- Wave6 proficiency
- SEA proficiency
- High-frequency environment prediction skills related to spacecraft and launch vehicles
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