Senior Analysis Mechanical Engineer

About the Company

We are a stealth-mode Aerospace & Defense startup headquartered in Gardena, CA. Our founding team hails from SpaceX, Anduril, and Lockheed Martin, and we are backed by Joint Staff-level military leadership and several Silicon Valley firms.

Responsibilities

• Develop structural analysis tools and guidelines for company-wide use
• Conduct structural analyses on primary and secondary structures through finite element modeling (FEM) and manual calculations
• Establish load paths and perform preliminary structural sizing with metallic and composite materials
• Collaborate with design teams on rapid conceptual design, modeling, analysis, and test cycles
• Produce high-quality documentation to reduce error rates and enhance operational efficiency
• Perform peer reviews of engineering models, analyses, and testing procedures
• Execute thermal analysis of hardware from high-level analyses through validation using ground tests and flight data

Requirements

• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering or related field with analysis concentration
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in thermal or fluid analysis
• Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to comply with ITAR regulations
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's in engineering, mathematics, or physics
• Proficiency with ANSYS Workbench and FEA solvers such as ABAQUS or Nastran
• Experience with thermal network analysis
• Familiarity with scripting languages including Python, VBA, or Matlab
• Knowledge of fatigue and fracture mechanics using tools like nCode or NASGRO
• Experience with nonlinear analyses and stress analyses of welded structures