Structures Design Engineer II - Lunar Permanence Verified today

About This Role

You will join the Lunar Permanence business unit, working directly with NASA and National Team Partners on the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You'll develop the lunar transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and establish permanent human presence beyond Earth.

Responsibilities

• Design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures, including composites and metallic piece parts, and integrated structural assemblies
• Create 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents
• Provide manufacturing and production support for your hardware
• Provide technical guidance for integration
• Support configuration development and trade studies
• Apply practical approaches to hardware fabrication and cost impacts
• Create test plans, specifications, and documentation for flight hardware development
• Work with vertically-integrated teams across materials, manufacturing, and production
• Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis
• Plan, coordinate, and conduct tests; review test data
• Participate in development and purchase of new equipment and tooling
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status

Required Qualifications

• Minimum B.S. degree in engineering
• 3+ years of experience with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
• Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in one or more of: structural design of metallic components and assemblies; vehicle load path distribution and first order strength assessment and sizing; material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software
• Familiarity with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5)

Desired Qualifications

• Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and development designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis
• Understanding of material and design considerations in a cryogenic operating environment
• Experience with full product lifecycle of design, test, and production
• Experience with Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5 or greater, Windchill 10
• Knowledge of design and fabrication considerations for composite structures
• Familiarity with classical hand analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark's)
• Familiarity with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, Abaqus, HyperMesh, Hypersizer

Employment Details

Base Pay Range (WA): $99,201.00 - $138,880.35. Other site ranges may differ.

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: 2 Locations

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship: Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check: Required for all positions. Additional checks may apply based on role requirements, including DBIDS background check for military installation access.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for all regular employees (20+ hours/week)
• Up to four weeks paid time off per year plus up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Bonus eligibility dependent on role type and job level (not guaranteed)