Senior Mechanical Analyst & Team Lead Structural & Thermal
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Posted on:
9 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Key Responsibilities:
Technical Ownership & Execution:
Lead structural and thermal analysis approaches and execution across hardware units and spacecraft systems
Define modeling strategies verification methods and analysis approaches
Demonstrate margins against requirements (thermal vibration static etc.)
Solve high-complexity multi-physics problems including critical risk areas
Team Leadership & Functional Direction:
Support the day-to-day effectiveness of the analysis team through coordination feedback and technical guidance
Act as a first-line escalation point for technical challenges
Support performance feedback and development of team members
Cross-functional Collaboration:
Partner with mechanical engineering leadership and design teams to support hardware development
Work across electrical RF systems AIT and program teams to incorporate structural and thermal considerations into design decisions
Provide subject matterexpertiseto inform design and verification activities
Tools Methods & Standards:
Drive development and improvement of analysis methods tools and workflows
Ensure consistency reliability and scalability of simulation approaches
Contribute to tool selection and usage in alignment with organizational direction
Mentorship & Technical Leadership:
Provide technical guidance and review for structural and thermal engineers and support design teams as needed
Mentor engineers to improve technical depth judgment and autonomy
What Success Looks Like:
Structural and thermal performance is well understood andvalidatedthrough analysis and test correlation
Strong partnership with design teams leads to early risk reduction and improved performance
Analysis methods and tools are consistent scalable and trusted across efforts
Engineers grow in technical depth and effectiveness
Required Skills & Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineeringor equivalent
8 years of experience in structural and/or thermal analysis
Deepexpertisewith FEA tools (NASTRANSimcenter or similar)
Strong understanding of spacecraft structural and/or thermal environments
Experience correlating analysis with test (vibration thermal etc.)
Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction within a specialized domain
Bonus Points:
Experience with spacecraft-level analysis and qualification
Familiarity with ESA ECSS or NASA standards
Experience supporting both unit-level and system-level development
Experience defining or managing simulation toolchains
Required Experience:
Senior IC
