Propulsion Analyst (Structural)
Location
Redondo Beach, CA
Level
Mid Level
Department
Mechanical Engineering
Type
Full-Time
Salary
$100,000 - $160,000
Job Description
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As a Propulsion Analyst (Structural) at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to facilitate the design and development of liquid propellant rocket engine hardware with thermal and structural analysis.
Responsibilities
- Perform and document static, thermal, dynamic, and fatigue analysis to guide design and development of liquid propellant rocket engine hardware.
- Ensure model predictions are grounded in reality through a practical hands-on approach.
- Contribute to developing analysis processes and tools to be used company wide. Achieve buy in with key stakeholders and provide training for general use.
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or a comparable field.
- 2+ years of demonstrated experience with thermal/structural analysis on liquid propellant rocket engines or similar high-performance systems.
- 2+ years of professional experience in structural analysis with commercial FEA software (e.g. ANSYS, Abaqus, Nastran) and hand-calc methods.
- Basic experience with 3D CAD software (NX preferred)
