CesiumAstro
Senior Launch Vehicle Design Engineer I
$140K–$168K
El Segundo, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 3, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of industry experience in aerospace design and analysis.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees or refugees (protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Leads the design, analysis, testing, and documentation of launch vehicle structures and related systems, working across engineering teams to deliver flight-ready hardware.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze launch vehicle structures, stage interfaces, and payload accommodations, including structural and thermal analysis.
- Develop test programs, analyze results, and prepare CAD models and technical documentation.
- Collaborate across engineering teams and participate in mission operations, anomaly investigations, and mentoring.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 4+ years of industry experience in aerospace design and analysis.
- Proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks, NX) and expertise in Ansys tools.
- Hands-on experience with hardware development, testing, and qualification; strong foundation in systems engineering principles, requirements flowdown, and integration.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field; experience with cryogenic systems, liquid rocket systems, or launch vehicle components.
- MATLAB experience; knowledge of aerospace manufacturing, safety, and reliability practices.
Pay
USD 140,000–168,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, NX, Ansys, Mechanical, Explicit Dynamics (LS-Dyna), Linear and Nonlinear Eigenvalue Buckling, Harmonic Response, Random Vibrations
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