Strength Analyst 1, Vulcan Development

About the Role

• Support Vulcan Development activities, including Centaur V on SLS in support of Artemis and Upper Stage Advancement long-duration capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform strength, fatigue, and fracture analyses of propulsion and structural components, including nonlinear analyses.
• Create analysis models, perform hand calculations, and understand analysis best practices to provide strength inputs and recommendations for new designs and installations.
• Review and approve 3-D engineering layouts, 3-D models, designs / drawings and 2-D drawing changes for a variety of propulsion, fluid system and mechanical system components.
• Make engineering design recommendations with consideration of thermal, mechanical and pressure loading using appropriate material properties, configurations, safety factors, etc.
• Document analysis results in strength reports.
• Support internal peer reviews, tabletop reviews, and formal design reviews as needed.
• Support fast-paced design/analysis cycles and trade studies.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Familiarity with:
• CAD/Simulation Tools
• FEA Tools
• Mathcad
• MATLAB
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical field from an accredited college or university.
• Ability to make design recommendations based on analysis results/experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Understanding of materials and material properties.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of fatigue/fracture analysis tools and methodology.
• Understanding of bolted joint modeling and analysis.
• Understanding of GD&T standards and principles.
• Understanding of analysis best practices and underlying assumptions.
• Understanding of basic hand calculations.
• Strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or familiarity with:
• Nastran (static, modal, dynamic and nonlinear analysis solutions)
• Femap pre-/post-processor
• NASGRO fracture mechanics tool
• Unix/Linux-mainframe-based analysis tools
• Experience running/creating analysis automation and pre- and post-processing scripts using:
• Unix
• Matlab
• Python
• Excel
• Experience with static/dynamic testing and model correlation.
• Experience with structural optimization techniques for mass savings.
• Knowledge of NASGRO fracture mechanics tool and Abaqus.

Additional Information

• Location: ULA - Denver
• Relocation: Yes - Relocation may be available
• Travel Requirements: 10%
• This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (ITAR). Therefore, all applicants must be U.S. Persons as defined in ITAR 22 CFR 120.62.