Structural Dynamics Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Torrance, California, United States

Company

Develops and delivers advanced defense systems, including missile and aerospace vehicles.

What you will do

• Develop and improve structural dynamics and loads analysis methodologies for missile and aerospace systems.
• Perform modal, random vibration, shock, transient, and frequency response analyses for flight hardware.
• Create high-fidelity structural dynamics models and simulation results that inform vehicle architecture and engineering decisions.
• Define and support dynamic testing across components, subsystems, and full vehicles, including qualification, acceptance, environmental, and flight tests.
• Correlate analytical models with physical test data and improve model fidelity.
• Collaborate with structures, manufacturing, propulsion, avionics, flight test, and test engineering teams while developing automated analysis tools and workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in structural dynamics, loads, or vibration analysis.
• Experience with finite element modeling using FEMAP, NASTRAN, or equivalent FEA tools.
• Strong experience with MATLAB and/or Python for engineering analysis and data processing.
• Experience with modal, vibration, shock, or transient dynamic analyses.
• Strong understanding of structural mechanics, dynamics, and aerospace loads environments.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience with missiles, launch vehicles, spacecraft, or other aerospace systems.
• Experience planning structural dynamics tests, correlating analytical models with physical results, or developing engineering analysis tools and APIs.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD and NASA dynamic testing requirements.
• Technical leadership across complete product development programs and experience in rapid hardware development.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced environment with significant ownership and direct impact on product development.
• Close collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and flight test functions.
• Benefits package offered.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available throughout the hiring process.