K2 Space
Senior Dynamics Engineer
$140K–$175K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 5+ years of work experience in dynamics from industry or academia.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or mathematics.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Derives spacecraft loads and dynamic environments, develops simulation tools and workflows, and leads testing and analysis to support reliable satellite design and production.
What you'll do
- Lead dynamic testing, analysis, and model correlation at component, subsystem, and vehicle levels.
- Develop time- and frequency-domain physics models and software tools; derive loads, environments, and design/test criteria.
- Own coupled-loads, jitter, vibroacoustic, and modal analyses and communicate engineering findings through documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or mathematics.
- 5+ years of work experience in dynamics from industry or academia.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or mathematics.
- Experience in dynamics testing, finite element analysis, Python software development, or specialized spacecraft dynamics analyses.
Pay
$140,000 - $175,000 USD base salary
Tools
Nastran, Python, FEMAP, NASA 7004C, LS-DYNA, Wave6, SEA, BEM
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