Amazon
Loads and Dynamics Engineer, Amazon Leo
$136K–$184K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 1, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years for each of the stated basic qualification areas; preferred experience items specify 3+ years where stated.
- Visa sponsorship
- Candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
About the job
Performs spacecraft structural and dynamic loads analyses, simulations, testing, and model validation across the vehicle life cycle.
What you'll do
- Conduct structural and dynamic loads analyses, multi-body simulations, and FEA for spacecraft and vehicle states.
- Support test planning, instrumentation, pretest simulations, data analysis, and analytical model correlation and validation.
- Deliver modal models with the GNC team and verify compliance with launch vehicle requirements.
What they ask for
- 3+ years in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience in dynamic analysis and testing, such as modal, random vibration, shock, and/or acoustics.
- 3+ years of experience with finite element analysis using NASTRAN or equivalent.
Nice to have
- Experience in coupled load analysis, on-orbit disturbance modeling, multi-body dynamics, modal testing, or hardware correlation.
- Master’s in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or related field; experience with MSC ADAMS, Wave6, Matlab/Python, FEMAP, or IMAT.
Pay
136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
NASTRAN, Craig-Bampton, MSC ADAMS, Wave6, Matlab, Python, FEMAP, IMAT
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