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We design and deliver propulsion and defense systems that solve the most urgent and critical national security demands. \nAs a Staff Analysis Engineer, you will provide technical leadership in structural and/or thermal-fluids analysis for aerospace vehicles and propulsion systems. You will work across multiple engines, stages, and supporting systems, bringing best practices from prior roles, supporting and/or leading verification and validation, and providing proactive design feedback. You will help assess nonconforming hardware, improve analysis methods, and mentor other engineers over time. This position is available to work remotely or at our Berthoud, Colorado facility.\nResponsibilities (may apply in combination and/or based on focus)\nEvaluate designs through static, dynamic, fatigue, and/or fracture analyses to meet performance, reliability, and life objectives.\nDevelop and maintain system-level and/or detailed FEM/FEA models for vehicles and propulsion systems; propagate loads and support loads development.\nPerform thermal-structural and/or coupled thermal-stress analyses, including nonlinear materials and large strains, and support vibration/shock analysis as needed.\nVerify and validate analytical and/or fluid system models, anchoring them to test data; work with test teams to define necessary instrumentation.\nUse hand calculations and/or CFD to assess fluid behavior (e.g., pressure drops, mass-flow distribution, component performance) in engine and vehicle systems.\nBuild steady-state and/or transient 1D fluid models to predict system operating states, startup/shutdown behavior, and other key transients.\nCollaborate with design, systems, and manufacturing to ensure requirements and standards are met, and to disposition nonconforming hardware and repairs.\nSupport anomaly and/or failure investigations through structural and/or fluid modeling and participation in root-cause analysis.\nImprove analysis methods, workflows, and tools; contribute to team capability growth and provide technical guidance.\nMinimum Requirements\nS. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a related field.\n~10+ years of structural and/or thermal-fluids analysis experience on vehicles and/or propulsion systems.\nStrong background in structural mechanics and/or in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.\nExperience performing FEA/FEM using commercial codes (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, NASTRAN-based solvers).\nExperience anchoring analytical and/or fluid models to physical test data.\nFatigue and fracture experience (e.g., HCF SN, LCF e-N, and/or LEFM crack growth/safe-life; NASGRO or similar tools beneficial).\nExperience in CFD and/or 1D fluid system modeling using commercial and/or lumped-parameter tools (e.g., ANSYS Fluent/CFX, ROCETS, GFSSP, SINDA/FLUINT or similar).\nProgramming skills for analysis automation and data processing (Python preferred; MATLAB or similar acceptable).\nEffective written and verbal communication; comfortable working in a fast-paced, startup environment on safety-critical systems.\nPreferred Requirements\nS. or PhD in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering with emphasis in solid mechanics, fatigue/fracture, structural dynamics, fluids, and/or thermal sciences.\n~12+ years combined structural and/or fluids analysis experience, ideally in rocketry or turbomachinery.\nExperience with advanced dynamics and loads (modal, random vibration, shock response).\nSpecialized CFD (e.g., pumps, turbines, cavitation/two-phase, combustion, or unsteady flows) and/or transient 1D modeling (e.g., water hammer, engine start).\nExperience with cryogenic, high-pressure pneumatic, two-phase or supercritical, and/or compressible flow systems.\nFamiliarity with turbomachinery analytical methods (e.g., Campbell diagrams, rotordynamics) and/or composite materials, insulation, and ablative TPS.\nExperience supporting failure investigations and root-cause analysis on development, test, or flight hardware.\nColorado law requires us to tell you the base compensation range of this role, which is $140,000 - $175,000, determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities. What we can’t quantify for you are the exciting challenges, supportive team, and amazing culture we enjoy. \nClassification: Full-time Exempt\nBenefits Include: (Please note, Interns are not eligible for benefits)\nUnlimited PTO - Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Bereavement\nPaid Parental and Adoptive Leave\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance\nTax Advantage Accounts (HSA/FSA)\nEmployer Paid Short and Long Term Disability, Basic Life, AD&D\nAdditional Benefit Options Including Voluntary Life and Emergency Medical Transport\nEAP Program\nRetirement Savings Plan - 401k with Company Match\nHow To Apply: \nInterested candidates are encouraged to apply by filling out the application below and clicking \"Submit Application\". This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will remain open until filled or adjusted based on the volume of applicants.\nNOTE: Research suggests that women and BIPOC individuals may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage anyone who believes they have the skills and the drive necessary to succeed here to apply for this role.\nMust be a U.S. Person (this includes U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents).\nEligibility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance. \nWe’re an equal-opportunity employer. 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