{"id":3740447,"url":"https://alion.io/job/dominion-dynamics-senior-loads-dynamics-specialist","title":"Senior Loads & Dynamics Specialist","company":{"id":43023,"name":"Dominion Dynamics","domain":"defendthedominion.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/dominion-dynamics","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":3,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-11-12T10:38:37Z"}},"role":"Enterprise Apps","role_family":"Enterprise Apps","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Montreal, Canada","Ottawa, Canada","Toronto, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Nastran","optional":false},{"name":"MATLAB","optional":true},{"name":"Python","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-02T13:44:01Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-02","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T03:09:13Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":10,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":10},"description":"Reports to: Director of Structures\nType: Full-Time\nThe Role\nCritical structural decisions on Scout ACP will depend on aircraft loads and its dynamic behaviour. If they're late, wrong or out of step with the current configuration, the structure wil ens up too heavy or short on margin, and the program finds out at the next design gate instead of before it. Your job is to make sure the program finds out early.\nYou lead loads, aeroelasticity and vehicle dynamics for Scout ACP, from initial development through each phase and maturity gate and into sustainment. You run the load loops, release the loads the other teams design to, and build the tools and processes that keep that cycle repeatable as the aircraft matures. You set the loads standard on a Canadian aircraft program from the ground up.\nWhat You'll Do\nLead the loads, aeroelastic and vehicle dynamics analyses for Scout ACP, and set the standard the rest of the program designs to.\n\nPlan, run and release load loops at each critical design gate, so every team is working from a current, traceable load set.\n\nPull together inputs from across the program, including configuration, mass properties, aerodynamics and controls, so the loads keep pace as the design changes.\n\nBuild and improve the tools, scripts and processes behind the loads cycle, so each loop runs faster, is documented and doesn't depend on one person's spreadsheet.\n\nProduce the loads and dynamics substantiation that supports design reviews and program maturity gates.\n\nSupport the aircraft into sustainment by assessing how modifications, new configurations and in-service findings affect the loads.\n\nWhat You Bring\nMore than 7-10 years in loads, aeroelasticity or structural dynamics, with demonstrated accomplishments on a certified aerospace program.\n\nStrong hands-on experience with MSC Nastran and finite element analysis applied to loads and dynamics work and in preparation of the models required.\n\nExperience running load loops and releasing loads to design teams through program design gates.\n\nA bachelor's or master's degree in aerospace or mechanical engineering.\n\nNice to Have\nExperience at a startup or early-stage aerospace company, where processes are still being built and you set up the loads function rather than inherit it.\n\nExperience with additional FEM, aeroelastic or loads tools beyond Nastran.\n\nScripting in Python or MATLAB to automate load loops and post-processing.\n\nExposure to ground vibration testing, flutter testing or flight-loads test programs.\n\nExperience carrying a program from early development through certification and into sustainment.\n\nNo defence background required.\nWe've hired people who didn't tick every box. If this is the work you want to do, please apply anyway.\nWhy Join Us\nBuilding something meaningful starts with the right people.\nAt Dominion Dynamics, you’ll:\nShape Canada’s future by building real defence capability for the CAF and our allies.\n\nMake decisions that ship in a high-trust environment with short feedback loops and rapid iteration.\n\nMove fast, field faster, and work directly with the operator - our systems are in the field with the CAF now.\n\nHave an impact from day one with equity, responsibility, and direct access to leadership.\n\nIf you’re curious, hands-on, and driven by the opportunity to make a difference, this is where you belong!\nCompensation & Benefits\nCompetitive base salary and company equity*\n\nComprehensive health benefits\n\nAdditional equity granted based on impact*\n\nWe use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including screening and reviewing responses. 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