Perform structural analysis to verify product designs meet structural performance requirements.
Support structural modeling and analysis efforts for solid rocket motor (SRM) components.
Collaborate closely with cross-disciplinary teams and interface with customers.
Drive analysis tasks for SRM components including metallic and composite motor cases, nozzles, insulation, and propellant grains.
Build and execute finite element models using ANSYS, ABAQUS, or comparable tools.
Determine margins of safety against yield, ultimate failure, buckling, HCF, LCF, and fracture using established industry standard practices.

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 9 years of prior structural analysis experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior structural analysis experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior structural analysis experience.
Proven experience in linear, nonlinear, and dynamic structural analysis supporting design and qualification of solid rocket motors.
Proficiency with FEA tools such as ANSYS Mechanical; experience with ANSYS MAPDL or Python scripting is highly desirable.
Familiarity with structural assessment and design of filament-wound composite pressure vessels is a strong asset.

Lead, Structural Engineering

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