Dynamics Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">DYNAMICS ENGINEER (FALCON &amp; DRAGON)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Falcon and Dragon Dynamics team&nbsp;is responsible for&nbsp;all dynamic and vibration analyses on SpaceX’s operational vehicles. The Dynamics group owns all low and high-frequency loads, forcing function development, and vehicle response predictions, and ensures hardware is qualified for flight. The group is focused on supporting all variants of the fast-paced Falcon launch vehicle and America’s human spaceflight program, Dragon. The group has a wide range of responsibilities that include structural dynamics, flight data review and processing,&nbsp;model&nbsp;and analysis correlation, fairing and launch pad acoustics, engine dynamics, and software programming for tool development. Dynamics engineers are expected to have a strong intuition of dynamic systems and a broad range of engineering disciplines, in addition to having solid software and analytical skills.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Resolve dynamics problems through hand calculations, analysis, tests, and the use of extensive flight data</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Use flight data to monitor the health of our Falcon vehicle fleet, including engine performance</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Execute dynamic testing from start-to-finish (pre-test planning, sensor selection &amp; installation, testing, data and signal processing, and model correlation)</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own system level analyses and drive hardware modifications or vehicle operations across vehicle engineering teams</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Perform component and vehicle-level analyses using commercial and in-house codes as well as write new code</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">1+ years of experience with structural dynamic analyses or system dynamics modeling (can be in a professional, academic, entrepreneurial, or hobby setting)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on experience either analyzing data or building hardware</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with vibration and shock testing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with NASTRAN (knowledge of DMAP programming a plus)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740"