Loads and Dynamics Engineer, Project Kuiper

Project Kuiper is an initiative to increase global broadband access through a constellation of 3236 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO). Its mission is to bring fast affordable broadband to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Project Kuiper will help close the digital divide by delivering fast affordable broadband to a wide range of customers including consumers businesses government agencies and other organizations operating in places without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

To deliver on that mission Amazon is looking for talented candidates who combine superb technical research and analytical capabilities with a demonstrated ability to get the right things done quickly and effectively. Were looking for people who innovate and love solving hard problems and building hardware. You will work hard have fun and make history!

Key job responsibilities
- Perform structural/dynamic loads analyses and multi-body dynamic simulations for subsystem and vehicle level trades.
- Contribute to spacecraft structural/dynamics test planning equipment and instrumentation selection and data acquisition.
- Create & maintain FEA models for all vehicle states: GSE/transport launch vehicle (stowed) on-orbit states (dispensing deployments).
- Pretest simulations response limiting/notching definition and post-test data analysis and correlation/validation of analytical model.
- Work with GNC team to deliver linear modal models of principal structural disturbance responses to the integrated flight simulation & similar analysis tools.
- Pointing accuracy trades; build dynamic disturbance models from spacecraft MMAs and incorporating predictions of thermal profile transients to identify and mitigate jitter effects on pointing precision.

A day in the life
Loads and Dynamics engineers are responsible for spacecraft level loads analyses across the entire spacecraft life cycle (concept and configuration development design test validation qualification and in-service operations). Our engineers work closely with many other technical disciplines and organizations to integrate solutions to complex engineering problems and have both large impact and high visibility.

About the team
As part of a small passionate and accomplished team of experts you will provide technical expertise and analytical solutions to support the development and qualification of for various spaceflight systems.

- 3 years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- 3 years of experience in dynamic analysis and testing (modal random vibration shock and/or acoustics)
- 3 years experience with finite element analysis NASTRAN (or equivalent)

- 3 years of experience with model preparation delivery and interpretation of results for coupled load analysis including experience with component modal synthesis reduction techniques such as Craig-Bampton;
- 3 years of experience in on orbit disturbance modeling and multi-body dynamics;
- 3 years of experience with modal testing and correlation of hardware
- Masters in mechanical engineering aerospace engineering or related field;
- Demonstrated experience in several of the following areas:
- Experience with full vehicle qualification for flight;
- Experience testing components and vehicles.
- Dynamics analysis with MSC ADAMS LS-Dyna or Wave6;
- Programming skills in Matlab/Python
- Knowledge of FEMAP IMAT and Matlab

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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $105600/year in our lowest geographic market up to $185000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered equity sign-on payments and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits. For more information please visit This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.