We are looking for an Aerospace Structures & Thermal Engineer with 3+ years of experience to design, analyze, and deliver flight hardware that can survive the extreme demands of spaceflight. This person will own structural and thermal analyses from early concept through flight, drive mass reduction efforts, select materials, and work hands-on with hardware in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design primary structures, load paths, internal supports, and hard points while leading efforts to reduce mass, simplify manufacturing, and maintain structural margins
- Perform structural and thermal analyses using FEA, thermal modeling, and margin calculations to validate hardware will survive flight environments
- Select and evaluate materials including composites, ablatives, and thermal barrier systems for high-temperature and extreme aerospace environments
- Develop and execute qualification test plans covering structural, thermal, vibration, and environmental testing through flight certification
- Collaborate with vehicle design, GNC, systems engineering, and manufacturing teams to deliver integrated, flight-ready hardware
3+ years in aerospace structures and/or thermal engineering
Hands-on flight hardware experience
Experience using FEA tools