Structural Design & Analysis Engineer

Key Responsibilities

・ Support the structural and/or thermal design efforts for spacecraft system
development including lander and other transportation system elements.
・ Design structural components of the lander with conducting structural
and/or thermal computational analyses.
・ Support the completion of the component design specification and the
design reviews.
・ Support preliminary design including trade studies, material, component,
manufacturing process selection, and design validation.
・ Support the test preparation of test plan, the report, the analyses of test
data, and the JIG designs for component and system tests.
・ Evaluate nonconformance materials from design and analysis perspectives
and prepare the report.
・ Support detailed design of lander system for structural, thermal, and
operational performance.
・ Supporting other engineers' analyses by providing and simplifying 3D
models.
・ Support rapid prototyping, hardware assembly, integrating and testing
including travel to test sites.
・ Report to the team lead and the group manager.
・ Maintain proactive coordination between teams to balance and achieve
project goal.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills / Experience)
・ Hold BS and/or MS in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or
equivalent.
・ Have more than 3 years of experience in the design analysis for aerospace
or aviation applications with use of FEM computational tool.
・ Have the experiences in making a strong logic and/or finding a solution
through the discussions with non-Japanese companies or agencies (i.e
NASA, ESA, FAA).
・ Have the experiences in the documentations in English.
・ Have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills.
・ Be comfortable with change, fast-paced environment, and learning new
things.
・ Proactive attitude, team player, and strong responsibility for own works.
Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills / Experience)
・ Proficiency in Solidworks, FEmap, NASTRAN (or equivalent) software
packages
・ Have extensive experience with CAD software packages and drawing
makings.
・ Have knowledge of Geometric Dimension and Tolerance (GD&T) and of
the stack-up calculation method for drawing tolerances (i.e. RSS).
・ Have knowledge of mechanical design, material selection, and fabrication
processes for spaceflight hardware or equivalent.
・ Have an experience of space environmental tests.
・ Have an experience in new industrial development project in aerospace or
aviation field.