Structures Engineer III (Unpressurized Structures)
Firefly Aerospace2 days ago
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Summary
Firefly Aerospace is seeking a Structures Engineer III (Unpressurized Structures) to join their team in Cedar Park, TX. The role involves developing state-of-the-art composite structures throughout the product life cycle.
About the Role
As a Structures Engineer III, you will be responsible for the entire hardware design cycle including conceptual design, structural layout, sizing analysis, hardware production, and structural testing. You will work on composite and metallic primary structures for orbital launch applications, perform finite element model development, and create CAD and manufacturing drawings. Excellent collaboration and communication skills are essential as you will be part of a dynamic team involved in all aspects of analysis, design, fabrication, and testing.
About You
Required:
- B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering and 3+ years of experience in aerospace or related structures engineering.
- Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software (Siemens NX / FiberSim preferable).
- Ability to effectively work in a multi-discipline team and provide technical guidance and insight.
- Experience with industry FEA/FEM tools like Nastran, ANSYS, FEMAP, etc.
- Experience designing and analyzing composite structure and/or pressure vessels.
- High degree of mechanical understanding.
- Demonstrated experience with composite structures and manufacturing techniques.
Preferred:
- M.S. degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering and/or 5+ years of experience.
- Working knowledge of composite manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & Allowables development.
- Fluency with composite structure materials, analysis, design, and/or manufacturing.
- Experience developing physical tests to validate analysis and evaluate assumptions.
- Familiarity with aerospace standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, etc).
- Experience designing structure for varying thermal environments.
Benefits
- Generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles.
- Parental leave.
- Educational reimbursement.
- Short term disability.
- Flexible PTO options.
Firefly Aerospace
The leader in end-to-end responsive space services, Firefly Aerospace is on a mission to enable our world to launch, land, and operate in space – anywhere, anytime. Our small- to medium-lift launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide more affordable, responsive, and reliable space access for government and commercial customers. We achieve this by utilizing advanced carbon composite structures, patented propulsion technologies, and common components across our vehicles that allow us to scale efficiencies, improve reliability, and lift heavier payloads at a lower cost.
Cedar Park, TX