Structures Design Engineer II

Astro Mechanica is seeking a Structures Engineer to join our growing team. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in structural design principles and a passion for solving challenging aerospace problems. You're eager to apply your engineering education and early career experience to real aircraft hardware, while learning from experienced engineers across disciplines.

You'll play a key role in helping to design, analyze, and test advanced aerospace structures that directly contribute to the performance and safety of our vehicles.

- Contribute to the design and analysis of composite and metallic structures for high-performance aircraft

- Support structural layout and configuration development with guidance from senior engineers

- Perform CAD modeling, drawings, and basic structural analysis (hand calcs and FEA)

- Assist with trade studies balancing performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (aero, propulsion, manufacturing, test) to define and support structural requirements

- Participate in design reviews, manufacturing support, and testing activities

- Document work clearly and maintain configuration control of designs and models

- Learn from senior engineers and steadily grow technical depth and autonomy

- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or a related field

- Familiarity with composite and metallic materials, structural design principles, and manufacturing processes

- Hands-on proficiency in CAD (e.g. NX, SolidWorks, or similar)

- Exposure to structural analysis methods (hand calculations, FEA tools such as Nastran, Abaqus, or Ansys)

- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to take initiative

- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment

- Enthusiasm for learning, building, and contributing to innovative aerospace vehicles