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Structural Dynamics Engineer

Impulse· Vehicle Engineering
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Redondo Beach$120k - $180kFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Structural Dynamics Engineer responsible for determining and validating loads and environments for full vehicles and subsystems, collaborating with a fast-paced team to develop high-performance spacecraft from a clean sheet design.

Responsibilities

  • Determine critical loads during launch, deployment, on-orbit operation, and ground handling
  • Generate and apply forcing functions for engine-borne dynamic excitation
  • Determine appropriate environments from vibration, acoustic, and shock sources
  • Develop and improve finite element models of primary structures and mechanisms
  • Develop and integrate Craig-Bampton reduced models for launch vehicle integration
  • Generate rigid-body deployment simulations and validate with deployment testing
  • Analyze and direct dynamic testing from pre-test analysis to post-test correlation
  • Effectively communicate results to Responsible Engineers and Designers and collaborate on improvements and solutions

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
  • 4+ years of demonstrated experience with structural dynamic analysis of high performance systems
  • Proficient with at least one industry standard structural FEA package (Femap/Patran/NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, etc.)
  • Demonstrated experience solving structural dynamic or vibration driven problems
  • Demonstrated experience with time and frequency domain analysis
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Matlab, Python or similar applications
  • Demonstrated proficiency with CAD software and the ability to learn new tools
  • Ability to communicate technical challenges, explain rationale and/or resolve concerns

Skills

Required:Structural dynamic analysisFEA softwareTime and frequency domain analysisMatlab/PythonCAD software

Benefits

  • Compensation bands determined by role, level, location, and market data
  • Long-term incentives in the form of stock options (for full-time hires)
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Jul 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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