Job Summary
This role is centered on executing high-fidelity structural and coupled thermal-stress assessments of solid propellant grains and associated elements, alongside validating these models through comparison with physical test results. The position demands collaboration with design, manufacturing, and testing teams to facilitate design enhancements, assess production viability, conduct investigations, generate technical documents, and provide guidance to analysis engineers.
Responsibilities
- Conduct advanced structural and thermal-stress analyses of solid propellants and their components.
- Validate analytical models by aligning them with physical test outcomes.
- Work closely with design, manufacturing, and testing teams to propose improvements and evaluate feasibility.
- Engage in the preparation of technical documentation and reports.
- Mentor and support analysis engineers in their work.
Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related discipline.
- A minimum of four years of structural analysis experience specific to aerospace components.
- Proficiency in commercial finite element analysis techniques.
- Understanding of linear and nonlinear material behaviors.
- Aptness in interpreting engineering drawings, specifications, and test data.
- Experience with solid rocket motors, fracture mechanics, fatigue analysis, and ANSYS software is advantageous.
Ursa Major provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
