Senior Structural Design Engineer

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. Lead a design team through hardware design cycles .

Posted 3/31/2026full-timeSpace Coast • California, Colorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,500 - $203,263 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a design team through hardware design cycles
Advise on design, analysis, qualification, testing, manufacturing, and integration activities
Drive solutions forward and resolve problems
Take ownership of hardware lifecycle from requirements definition to launch vehicle integration
Design, analyze, develop, and test structural components
Provide technical guidance and on-site support for manufacturing

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering
10+ years of experience with spacecraft, launch vehicle, or aircraft structures
Experience on spacecraft, launch vehicles, or aircraft vehicles in load path distribution, separation systems, and material selection
Understanding of core DFX principles influencing structural development
Strong understanding of composite and metallic design fundamentals
Experience with Model Based Definition (MBD) engineering processes
Familiarity with CAD (Creo/Windchill preferred), hand calculations, and FEA (ANSYS preferred) tools
Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability
401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

hardware designstructural components designload path distributionseparation systemsmaterial selectionDFX principlescomposite designmetallic designModel Based Definition (MBD)Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingtechnical guidancecommunication

Certifications

B.S. degree in engineering