Location: Seattle,WA, USA
Varstaff is currently searching for the following: Mechanical Design Analyst - Structures installation and assembly drawings parallelization 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 Qualifications: Minimum of a B.S. Degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering Level 2 Requirement: 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 Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Desired: 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