Senior Mechanical Analyst – Structural, Thermal
Kepler Communications Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Toronto • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$125,622 - CA$175,622 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead structural and thermal analysis approaches and execution across hardware units and spacecraft systems
- Define modeling strategies, verification methods, and analysis approaches
- Demonstrate margins against requirements (thermal, vibration, static, etc.)
- Solve high-complexity, multi-physics problems, including critical risk areas
- Support the day-to-day effectiveness of the analysis team through coordination, feedback, and technical guidance
- Act as a first-line escalation point for technical challenges
- Partner with mechanical engineering leadership and design teams to support hardware development
- Work across electrical, RF, systems, AIT, and program teams to incorporate structural and thermal considerations into design decisions
- Provide subject matter expertise to inform design and verification activities
- Drive development and improvement of analysis methods, tools, and workflows
- Ensure consistency, reliability, and scalability of simulation approaches
- Mentor engineers to improve technical depth, judgment, and autonomy
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- 8+ years of experience in structural and/or thermal analysis
- Deep expertise with FEA tools (NASTRAN, Simcenter, or similar)
- Strong understanding of spacecraft structural and/or thermal environments
- Experience correlating analysis with test (vibration, thermal, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical direction within a specialized domain
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
structural analysisthermal analysismodeling strategiesverification methodsmulti-physics problem solvingFEA toolscorrelating analysis with testtechnical direction leadershipsimulation approachesanalysis methods development
Soft Skills
coordinationfeedbacktechnical guidancementoringproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationleadershipautonomyjudgment
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering