Description

Fully reusable launch vehicles are the key to seamlessly connecting Earth and space. As a Senior Structural Engineer on this launch vehicle, you will provide technical leadership and help build engineering guidelines for the design of pressurized structures, primary structures, thrust structures, secondary structure and load path definition. You will also be a Responsible Engineer for significant sub-systems on our vehicles which will require owning a hardware project from requirements definition, through development, design, analysis, build, test, integration onto the vehicle, and flight. We are a small and motivated team, and you will need to work across disciplines with engineers and technicians to get the job done. You will have the opportunity to help build and test your own hardware so be ready to pick up a wrench and stand side by side with our fabrication team. This role will also provide mentorship to our younger team members and interns.

Qualifications

• 8 years minimum experience in working in aerospace primary structures 
• Designed, built and tested structures that have flown
• Exceptional command of fundamentals
• Demonstrated proficiency with CAD software (NX preferred) and analysis software (ANSYS preferred), should be able to talk to multiple examples of both
• Ability to determine appropriate level of work for a problem (from hand calcs to multi-physics finite element solutions) and execute the work accordingly
• Familiarity with launch vehicle design desired (cryogenic propellant familiarity preferred)
• Experience with technical mentoring of junior engineers
• Ability to lead
• Ability to follow
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Responsibilities

• Define the structural design of the rocket in coordination with owners of other portions of the vehicle
• Analyze structural components of the rocket and write margin summaries. You will have to help build and define load cases.
• Procure and manage all hardware for components and structures that you own
• Work side-by-side with manufacturing & test engineers to get your hardware built, tested and integrated onto the vehicle
• Help build design tools and guidelines that will accelerate development of structural components
• Track and disposition non-conformances for structural hardware
• Manage the budget and schedule for the structural components that you own

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off
• Flexible scheduling
• Equity

Compensation

Target Levels:

• Level 4 range: $144,100 - $240,100
• Level 5 range: $168,100 - $312,200

Our job posts are intentionally written to attract a wide variety of experience levels, and we make decisions about the right fit on a per-candidate basis. 

Your actual level and base salary will be decided based on your specific experience and skill level.