Structural Analyst (Hypersonic Vehicles)

Location: Based in Mojave, California, United States; remote or hybrid work may be considered for well-qualified candidates. Travel is estimated at less than 10%, with a 9/80 schedule.

Base salary: $102,000–$172,000 for the Senior level; $129,000–$214,000 for the Staff level.

Company

hirify.global develops reusable air-launched testbeds and operational testing platforms for hypersonic technologies and national security applications.

What you will do

• Support structural development, integration, testing, and maintenance of hypersonic vehicles and launch systems.
• Generate and maintain finite element models, including meshing, material properties, grouping, and data reduction.
• Apply vehicle loads and environments and perform modal and linear finite element analyses.
• Conduct structural trade studies, interpret analysis results, and implement design modifications.
• Select materials and construction techniques and collaborate with structural and mechanical designers.
• Document structural margins, assess risks, and support the resolution of manufacturing nonconformances and technical challenges.

Requirements

• Strong fundamentals in structural analysis, load paths, hand calculations, and structural component sizing.
• Experience designing and analyzing composite or metallic structures, generating FEM models, and performing FEA post-processing.
• Experience creating pre-processing and post-processing scripts.
• Proficiency with FEMAP and NX NASTRAN.
• Programming experience in Python, C++, or Matlab, along with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to work from or relocate to the Mojave, California area for the position's onsite requirements; remote or hybrid consideration is available for well-qualified candidates.

Nice to have

• Experience with BMI or epoxy prepreg composites, static structural testing, loads development, or dynamics analysis.
• Experience with NX, SolidWorks, or CATIA.
• Familiarity with configuration management systems such as Jira.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug healthcare coverage.
• Paid maternity and parental leave.
• Company 401(k) match of 50% per contributed dollar, up to $11,500.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Work supporting hypersonic technology development and flight-test programs.