Description :
Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Mechanical Design Analyst opportunity with our client in Kent, WA.
Job Responsibilities :
- Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation
- Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures
- Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
- Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
- Strength checks and analysis report generation
- Test and verification plan and report generation
- Support configuration development and trade studies
Job Qualifications :
- Minimum of a B.S. Degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
- 2+ years of experience
- 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)
- Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or automotive in some of the following areas :
- External loads
- Vibro-acoustic analysis
- Thermal loads
- Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Optistruct
Preferred Qualifications :
- Vehicle load path definition and strength analysis
- Analysis of metallic and / or composite structures (skin-stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc)
- Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites
- Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowables development
- Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles
- Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, HyperSizer, Nastran Sol 200, Abaqus, Adams)
- Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater
- Experience with Human spaceflight
- Experience with composites
Job Details :
- Contract Position
- Locations : Multiple on-site location options
- Pay Range :
Kent, WA : $56-$64
El Segundo, CA $56-$66
Van Horn, TX $51-$60
Space Coast, FL $47-$53
Denver, CO $51-$60
ITAR obligations are associated with this role, U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, or protected person status under 8 U.
S.C. 1324b(a) (1), (3) is required.
30+ days ago