Principal Structural Engineer

Job description

DESCRIPTION

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

This Principal Structural Engineer has a successful background in structure designs for electro-mechanical systems and will drive the ideation, analysis, design and development of structural systems and assemblies that must withstand application environments. It requires a subject matter expert in developing analytical models and running analysis design trades for all structural dynamic conditions to be seen by the system over its lifetime.

Responsibilities:
· Developing the tools and analysis approaches to drive detailed trades on system structural design
· Performing multiple analysis iterations to support various layout and configuration trades to optimize for overall system design
· Identifying and incorporating applicable system level parameters in the requirements definition and analysis inputs
· Identifying applicable margins
· Defining test conditions and test methods, specifying test levels and durations for verification of structural margins. Defining instrumentation for test setup, analyzing responses and correlating with analysis/predictions
· Compiling and documenting analysis and test results for design reviews
· Interfacing with multiple other engineering disciplines throughout development iterations, design, manufacturing, test, and volume production

Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Masters or PhD in mechanical engineering, materials science, or aerospace engineering, or related field
· Understanding of stiffness/strength analysis, material selection trades, composite materials analysis, stability analysis
· Previous technical leadership in complex structures from initial concept trades to build, test and qualification, and successful production deployment at volume
· Programming skills in Python/Matlab/C/C++
· Experienced with volume manufacture of metallic and/or composite structural components
· Strong CAD experience – Siemens NX (or equivalent)

Amazon is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Women / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age.

Desired profile

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· BS in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or Material Sciences, or equivalent experience
· 10+ years of experience in the design and analysis of complex structural designs
· 10+ years of experience in structural testing and validation
· Experience in structural dynamics
· Experience with Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with commercial tools such as ANSYS, Nastran, FEMAP or Abaqus