The Loads & Dynamics team works collaboratively with adjacent Flight Sciences teams including Dynamic Environments and Aerodynamics and across the Structures, Mechanisms, Fluids, GNCP, Launch and Test teams to develop robust vehicle, ground system, and component architectures, generate associated loads, maintain and improve related analysis tools, provide design and test guidance, and contribute to performance trades on time and budget while meeting our technical requirements. A high degree of autonomy along with an ability to prioritize work in our fast-paced environment is required.
About the Role
Drive maturation of hardware designs and ops decisions through analysis, understanding of vehicle and program needs, and proactive communication across teams
Develop Dynamic loads, levels, and criteria from initial concept through data review for vehicle and supporting hardware for Terran R
Inform primary structure design and customer load inputs through Coupled Loads Analysis
Develop and validate random vibration and shock specifications and ensuring hardware across the vehicle is qualified to those specifications
Build, validate, and document analytical models to generate component load predictions
About You
Undergraduate degree with emphasis on mechanics and vibrations. Graduate coursework preferred.
Experience with Finite Element and/or other modeling approaches for dynamic response analysis
Experience with relevant testing, instrumentation, and data analysis
Fluency in Python, MATLAB, or similar programming languages for engineering analysis
Familiarity with statistics and data analysis
Nice to haves but not required
Graduate degree in engineering or related field
High-speed or modal data acquisition & signal processing experience
Experience with NASTRAN, VA One, Wave6, LS-DYNA, or other domain-specific analysis tools
Experience with coupled loads analysis (CLA) or multibody dynamics (MBD)
Experience with liquid rocket engines, launch vehicle analysis, or similar in aerospace
At Relativity Space, we are committed to transparency and fairness in our compensation practices. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other job-related factors.
Compensation is only one part of our total rewards package. Relativity Space offers competitive salary and equity, a generous PTO and sick leave policy, parental leave, an annual learning and development stipend, and more! To see some of the benefits & perks we offer, please visit here.
Hiring Range
$103,000—$155,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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