Structural Analyst

Department: Engineering

Location: Mountain View or San Diego

Compensation: $130K – $180K • Your level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Employment Type: FullTime

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system purpose-built to serve the connectivity needs of the commercial enterprise users and government users. We will help fill an important gap in the market, providing resilient, high-performance satellite-based connectivity services to enterprise and government customers worldwide. Business customers have contracts with agreed-upon performance standards for their broadband, and Logos will build these capabilities into the system from the beginning. Speed and reliability are the foundation of the system. Logos is designed to extend cloud and data center network connectivity anywhere in the world to fixed, seaborne, and airborne terminals.

Logos is led by a team of highly experienced engineers with proven track records in the networking and satellite industries.

Position Summary

The Mechanical Engineering Team is looking for a Structural Analyst to drive our spacecraft and payload component design into mass production and ensure structural performance throughout the lifecycle. This position will require strong analytical skills, communication, and first principals reasoning to be successful.

You should be prepared to work and thrive in a fast moving environment where you are comfortable taking vague requirements and direction and executing on the Logos product mission. We are seeking people who love to solve hard problems, have a bias for action and extreme task ownership.

Responsibilities

• Perform Structural Analysis (FEA, Hand Calcs) on components from initial sizing thru test

• Drive design insights into Logos Payload Component and Bus Design to ensure component survival

• Manage vendor and 3rd party analysts to parallelize work and ensure quality

• Develop a state of the art spacecraft testing approach and facility geared toward mass production

• Lead vibration testing and qualification campaigns

• Generate unit and spacecraft specifications and for structural environments (ICDs)

• Develop Analysis Processes and Analysis tools to perform structural analysis to be used across the company

Basic Qualifications

• BS/ME or higher in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or other related engineering discipline

• US Person for EAR/ITAR compliance

• 5+ years of experience working as a structural analyst (spacecraft, automotive)

• Experience performing trade studies to drive the architecture of spacecraft and component designs

• Experience using NASTRAN Finite Element Solver

• Experience Analyzing Force Limited Dynamic load cases on assemblies (Random, Sine)

• Expertise in generating high quality Finite Element Models

• Experience calculating margins for composites, metallics, and various joining methods (e.g. bolted joints)

• Proficiency using CAD software (Solidworks preferred)

• Proficiency managing external analysts to ensure quality and plan out analysis tasks

• Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills - We are looking for leaders

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering or other related Engineering field

• Experience working on aircraft, spacecraft, or automotive components

• Experience Analyzing Force Limited Dynamic load cases on assemblies (Random, Sine)

• Experience Analyzing Vibro-Acoustic load cases

• Hands on Vibration Testing Experience and working in a production system

• Experience generating unit level vibration specification for dynamic environments

• Proficiency in presenting analytical results and insights to a diverse technical audience

• Proficiency in Python, Matlab, or VBA

• Proficiency using Femap/NASTRAN

• Experience from engineering clubs (Baja/Formula SAE, “Design, Build, Fly”, Rocket/Cubesat)

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Logos Space Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering creativity, curiosity and diverse perspectives among employees. We seek to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and drive outstanding results. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one's employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination. Offers will be contingent on the candidate's ability to access export-controlled information under U.S. law.