Mechanical Design Analyst

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: 2-5+ 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 

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 & allowable 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