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
