Apex Space
Spacecraft Dynamics Engineer
$136K–$220K
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Mar 26, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in structural dynamics, loads, or environment prediction.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person or be able to obtain required export authorizations under U.S. export control laws, including ITAR and EAR.
About the job
Owns spacecraft dynamic and loads analysis, predicting and validating vehicle behavior across ground, launch, and on-orbit conditions.
What you'll do
- Perform dynamic, loads, and structural analyses; develop environmental requirements and coupled spacecraft–launch vehicle models.
- Plan and execute dynamic tests, analyze test and flight data, and correlate results to improve models and prediction methods.
- Develop analysis tools and workflows and collaborate with engineering teams to meet requirements and provide technical leadership.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or related engineering field.
- Strong fundamentals in vibration, shock, transient response, and frequency-domain analysis; strong background in linear algebra, numerical methods, and dynamic system modeling.
- Experience with finite element modeling and analysis (NASTRAN, FEMAP, or similar), and with telemetry, test, or flight data processing and correlation.
- Experience developing simulation tools and performing high-speed data and signal processing.
Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft or launch vehicle coupled loads analysis.
- Hands-on dynamic testing, familiarity with industry standards, flexible body dynamics or separation events, or analysis workflow automation.
Pay
$136K – $220K (USD; base salary)
Tools
NASTRAN, FEMAP, Python, MATLAB
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