The Mechanical & Dynamics Engineer will be the in-house expert for all Orbitworks structural analysis and testing.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
A minimum of 5 years of experience performing structural analysis in the space industry.
Understanding of force-limiting techniques.
Pragmatic vibration testing experience (provision of pre-test inputs, test oversight, data reduction).
FEA experience at Spacecraft level. Expert-level knowledge of at least one solver and pre-/post-processor package and cursory knowledge of others (Femap, Patran, Nastran, ANSYS, etc).
Experience correlating FEA models to vibration test outputs.
Can concisely document analysis and test findings in report format.
Possess strong communication and organizational skills.
System-level thinking and approach to problem-solving.
Ability to perform Craig Bampton (CB) model reduction for launch authorities.
Proficient with CAD tools (Solidworks or similar).
Experience designing satellites or other space H/W.
Thermal design and/or analysis experience. Use of ESATAN or Systema-Thermica would be an advantage.
Proven experience in optical payloads integration, or other use-cases where alignment and tolerances are design drivers.