Engineer – Stress Analyst II – Lunar Permanence

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Engineer - Stress Analyst II developing Blue Moon landers, working with NASA on Human Landing System. Analyze spacecraft structures to support safe human spaceflight.

Posted 6/23/2026full-timeColorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,934 - $127,307 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation
Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures
Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
Strength checks and analysis report generation
Test and verification plan and report generation
Support configuration development and trade studies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
5+ years of experience
Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or automotive in some of the following areas: External loads, Vibro-acoustic analysis, Thermal loads
Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Optistruct.

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
Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.

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Hard Skills & Tools

structural analysisfinite element modelingstatic analysisdynamic analysisstrength checksanalytical methodsload path analysisvibro-acoustic analysisthermal loadsconfiguration development

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detailcommunicationteam collaboration