Senior Structural Analyst I (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States; based at the headquarters

Base salary: $115,200–$172,800 USD annually. Total compensation including equity: $135,475–$208,475 USD annually.

Company

An end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, propulsion systems, and critical subsystems, including the Neutron launch vehicle.

What you will do

• Create analytical models for systems, subassemblies, and individual aerospace hardware components.
• Perform structural, thermal, vibration, fatigue, fracture, and other multiphysics analyses.
• Collaborate with design engineers to finalize hardware that meets vehicle requirements.
• Document analysis inputs, methods, and results for hardware reviews and qualification.
• Support stage, engine, and subsystem testing through data review and technical recommendations.
• Develop standard analysis practices and guide the engineering team on high-value analyses and deliverables.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience performing thermal, structural, and vibration analysis for aerospace hardware.
• Strong knowledge of structural, thermal, vibration, life-assessment, and ductile and brittle material failure analysis.
• Experience instrumenting hardware with strain gauges, thermocouples, and accelerometers to correlate finite element model results.
• Proficiency with finite element analysis software and at least one of Python, Matlab, VBA, or C++.
• For work in U.S. offices, eligibility to access ITAR-controlled technology is required; candidates must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, refugees, asylees, or eligible to obtain the required authorizations.

Nice to have

• Graduate degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Experience with ANSYS Workbench, NASGRO, and NASA standards 5012 and 5019.
• Experience analyzing rocket engine combustion devices, turbopump components, or additively manufactured materials.
• Experience supporting failure investigations and fast-paced development programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base pay with company equity and an employee stock purchase program offering a 15% discount.
• Medical, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, dependent-care, disability, and life insurance plans.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, and a 401(k) with company match.
• Additional benefits include EV charging, fitness facilities or gym discounts, snacks and beverages, and employee discounts.
• Work involves computer-based engineering, with occasional exposure to noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.