Mechanical & Dynamics Engineer
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About the Role
Loft Orbital is seeking a Mechanical & Dynamics Engineer to serve as the in-house expert for structural analysis and testing of satellites. The role requires 5+ years of experience in the space industry, FEA expertise, and vibration testing experience.
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Responsibilities
- Perform spacecraft level structural analysis to ensure fastener and component stress margins comply with launch environment
- Identify justified notch requests through force limited methodology
- Correlate models to test
- Act as general Mechanical Engineer: mechanical trade studies, vendor selection, mechanical layouts, interface design, drawings, assembly & test
- Review mechanical analysis/test results from suppliers and customer payloads
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred
- A minimum of 5 years of experience performing structural analysis in the space industry
- Understanding of force limiting techniques
- Pragmatic vibration testing experience
- FEA experience at Spacecraft level. Expert level knowledge of at least one solver and pre /post processor package
- Experience correlating FEA models to vibration test outputs
- Can concisely document analysis and test findings in report format
- Possess strong communication and organizational skills
- System level thinking and approach to problem solving
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Overview
- The Mechanical & Dynamics Engineer will be the in house expert for all Orbitworks structural analysis and testing.
Responsibilities
- Perform spacecraft level structural analysis to ensure fastener and component stress margins comply with launch environment
- Identify justified notch requests through force limited methodology
- Correlate models to test
- Act as general Mechanical Engineer: mechanical trade studies, vendor selection, mechanical layouts, interface design, drawings, assembly & test
- Review mechanical analysis/test results from suppliers and customer payloads
Must Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred
- A minimum of 5 years of experience performing structural analysis in the space industry
- Understanding of force limiting techniques
- Pragmatic vibration testing experience
- FEA experience at Spacecraft level. Expert level knowledge of at least one solver and pre /post processor package
- Experience correlating FEA models to vibration test outputs
- Can concisely document analysis and test findings in report format
- Possess strong communication and organizational skills
- System level thinking and approach to problem solving
Nice To Haves
- Ability to perform Craig Bampton (CB) model reduction for launch authorities
- Proficient with CAD tools (Solidworks or similar)
- Experience designing satellites or other space H/W
- Thermal design and/or analysis experience. Use of ESATAN or Systema Thermica would be an advantage
- Proven experience in optical payloads integration
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