Senior Structures Analysis Engineer, Launch Vehicle Structure (m/f/d) Verified today

Your Role

You will be responsible for the structural analysis of entire assemblies belonging to our rocket's primary and secondary structures. From trading design concepts to sizing and validating design iterations and examining the impact of manufacturing deviations, you will play an important role in guiding design decisions and pushing performance and reliability of our structures forward.

As a Senior Structural Analysis Engineer you will play a major role in improving our overall analysis and verification workflow by defining standards, sharing technical knowledge and reviewing your colleagues' results and identifying action points.

Responsibilities

• Perform detailed stress analysis of aerospace structures and components using classical hand calculations and advanced finite element methods (FEM), mostly of CFRP structures
• Identify failure scenarios and collaborate with design engineers to review and optimize structural designs
• Define applicable load cases, addressing the impact of thermal and quasi-static loads arising from random vibrations
• Analyse and provide possible solutions to manufacturing non-conformities
• Develop test plans and support physical testing of components to verify sizing assumptions and qualify hardware
• Prepare comprehensive stress analysis reports and documentation for internal and external use
• Improve standards and toolchain for structural verification
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers within the team

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Mechanical or Computational Mechanics, or any other related field
• At least 8 years of experience in analysing aerospace structures
• Profound knowledge in classical hand-calculations and advanced FE Modelling of aerospace structures (Hypermesh, Optistruct etc)
• Self-motivated, collaborative, and capable of working independently with minimal supervision
• High degree of independence and confidence in assessing and trading design risks
• Strong engineering intuition with regards to load paths and failure mechanisms
• Holistic perspective on development of structures
• Fluent English
• Familiarity with classical design standards and experience in CAD software

Bonus Skills

• Practical experience in the space sector, preferably in launch vehicle development programs
• Previous experience using CAD, preferably Siemens NX
• Good understanding of composite structures' behaviour over a wide range of temperatures
• Practical experience with Material Qualification and composite manufacturing techniques
• Experience with winding and draping of carbon fibre (design or hands-on)
• Knowledge in quality standards, specifications and procedures around CFRP components
• German language skills

Benefits

• Employee Participation Program: Share in company success through virtual company share program
• 30 days of vacation
• Company pension plan with 20% employer contribution after probation period
• Subsidised lunch
• Fully financed Deutschlandticket for public transport
• Rental clothing with laundry service
• Sport Clubs membership (EGYM Wellpass)
• Individual learning allowance after probation period
• Childcare allowance for non-school-age children