Star Catcher
Senior Spacecraft Structures Engineer
Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of ten years in spacecraft structural design and analysis.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, structural, or aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under ITAR.
About the job
Own spacecraft structural architecture, analysis, testing, and launch-vehicle interfaces for space-to-space power-beaming spacecraft and Star Catcher’s orbital power grid.
What you'll do
- Set structural design and verification criteria; oversee finite element analysis and approve flight margins.
- Lead vibration test campaigns and own launch-vehicle interfaces and coupled loads analysis through closure.
- Coordinate structural performance and requirements across engineering teams; mentor engineers and create technical documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, structural, aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- At least ten years of spacecraft structural design and analysis experience.
- Leadership of space systems development, owning a structure from concept through qualification and flight.
- Experience with structural analysis, aerospace structural criteria, vibration test campaigns, and launch-vehicle interfaces.
Nice to have
- Master’s or PhD in mechanical or aerospace engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with deployable structures, composite or lightweight panel construction, Autodesk Inventor, Python, or APDL.
Tools
Ansys Mechanical, NASA-STD-5001, NASA-STD-5019, Autodesk Inventor, Python, APDL
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