Senior / Staff Loads And Dynamics Engineer
- Countries
- USA
- Job Types
- software & tech
- Experience
- expert
- Organization Types
- aerospace, robotics, startups
- Location
- San Francisco
- Posted Date
- Company
- Zipline
AI Summary
Job Description
The Senior Loads and Dynamics Engineer will drive hardware and product design decisions using loads and dynamics expertise. Responsibilities include developing vehicle load cases, setting analysis requirements, and applying first-principles analyses. The role involves leading design-test-analysis loops to ensure aircraft safety, lightness, and scalability, collaborating with various engineering teams to achieve system-level outcomes.
Hard Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
- 7+ years of industry experience in design and analysis of aircraft structures
- Expertise in aircraft loads analysis and structural dynamics
- Deep knowledge of FEMAP/NASTRAN, Siemens Simcenter, or other finite element software
- Experience with Zona, ZAERO, RCAS, NASTRAN SOL144, or other loads analysis tools
- Analytical/scientific programming experience (Python, MATLAB)
- Must be eligible to work in the US
Soft Requirements
- Pencil and paper calculations are always your first step
- prefer simple and fast over detailed and large
- excited to get hands on with hardware
- takes a hands-on approach
- excels in a fast paced, dynamic environment
- clear owner mentality with rapid decision cadence
- tolerance for ambiguity and shifting configurations
- disciplined documentation habits
- excellent hardware intuition