Mid Level Stress Analyst - Nebula (Aerospace)

Location: On-site in Houston, TX, US

Company

Develops spacecraft and lunar lander systems supporting NASA, private missions, and cislunar exploration.

What you will do

• Analyze carbon fiber structural panels, joints, tubes, sandwich panels, and metallic secondary structures.
• Own stress analysis for a range of spacecraft parts and assemblies.
• Perform structural analyses and present engineering solutions.
• Support the analysis, development, manufacture, testing, and operation of flight and ground-support hardware.
• Assist with manufacturing product development and collaborate with multiple design engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with at least 7 years of experience.
• Proficiency with Finite Element Analysis and Microsoft Office.
• Experience with FEMAP/NASTRAN, advanced analysis techniques, and API scripting.
• Proficiency in closed-form analysis for bolted joints and initial sizing of structural components.
• Familiarity with 3D CAD software, preferably SolidWorks, for basic design trades.
• Experience analyzing carbon fiber parts, assemblies, tubes, and sandwich panels.

Nice to have

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Collaborative approach, strong organization, and creative problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work under compressed schedules in a fast-paced, cross-disciplinary environment.
• Alignment with values of respect, integrity, dedication, and excellence.

Culture & Benefits

• Cross-functional collaboration across spacecraft subsystem design, development, testing, operations, and safety.
• Work supporting lunar missions, NASA programs, and private spaceflight customers.
• Equal opportunity employment.