Zipline
Senior / Staff Loads and Dynamics Engineer
$150K–$215K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of industry experience in design and analysis of aircraft structures.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be eligible to work in the US
About the job
Own aircraft loads and dynamics analysis to guide vehicle design, safety, performance, testing, and configuration decisions.
What you'll do
- Perform aircraft structural and dynamic analyses, define program load requirements, and build finite element models and multi-body simulations.
- Plan and execute dynamic testing, including instrumentation, data analysis, signal processing, and model correlation.
- Collaborate across engineering and operations teams; mentor colleagues and develop standardized tools and processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
- 7+ years of industry experience in design and analysis of aircraft structures.
- Expertise in aircraft loads analysis and structural dynamics.
- Deep knowledge of FEMAP/NASTRAN, Siemens Simcenter, or other finite element software; experience with loads analysis tools such as Zona, ZAERO, RCAS, or NASTRAN SOL144; analytical/scientific programming experience in Python or MATLAB.
Pay
$150,000 - $215,000 (base salary)
Tools
FEMAP/NASTRAN, Siemens Simcenter, Zona, ZAERO, RCAS, NASTRAN SOL144, Python, MATLAB
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