Dynamics Engineer

Vast is looking for a Dynamics Engineer, reporting to the Senior Manager of Loads and Dynamics, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

The Structural Dynamics team is responsible for low and high-frequency load & environment predictions for all Vast space stations during ground transportation, ascent, and on-orbit operations. This role will be responsible for generating frequency-based design and test requirements in quasi-statics, random vibrations, shock, and acoustics. Candidates should have strong skills in frequency domain analysis, test planning, and high-speed data processing.

Responsibilities:

Derive internal load and environment requirements from system level requirements.

Assist product groups with vibration and shock requirement tailoring and test verification.

Assess vendor hardware capabilities against in-house predictions.

Develop post-processing tools for dynamic analyses and tests.

Build, maintain, and correlate prediction models based on gathered test data.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.

1+ years of professional experience in loads and environment prediction.

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Spacecraft and/or payload background with experience through the entire system lifecycle from concept, design, production, integration, test, launch, and operations.

Hands-on test experience in vibration labs.

Familiar with Femap/NASTRAN.

Ability to explain structural dynamic concepts to other engineering functions.

Working understanding of a design load cycle and how it relates to analysis and test.

Knowledge of spacecraft launch load environments and industry standard documents (SMC-S-016, GSFC-STD-7000A, MIL-STD-810G, etc.).

Additional Requirements:

Ability to travel occasionally for out-of-house testing.

Pay Range:

Dynamics Engineer I: $86,100 - $122,220

Dynamics Engineer II: $112,340 - $159,468

Senior Dynamics Engineer: $137,760 - $195,552

Staff Dynamics Engineer: $162,360 - $230,472

Pay Range: California

$86,100—$230,472 USD