Mechanical Engineer (Loads and Dynamics)
Starcloud
<div class="content-intro"><p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>Company Overview:</h2> <p>Starcloud is building a network of data centers in space, starting at kilowatts and scaling to gigawatt capacity. Falling launch costs allow us to take advantage of the abundant energy, radiative cooling techniques, and ability to rapidly scale in space. Join our team, push the boundaries of the space economy, and be part of this pioneering effort to redefine the future of energy.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p> <h3 data-section-id="1f6zw8s" data-start="467" data-end="488">Position Overview</h3> <p data-start="490" data-end="738">As a Loads and Dynamics Engineer at Starcloud, you will be responsible for low- and high-frequency loads, vibration, shock, and dynamic environments for Starcloud spacecraft during ground transportation, launch, deployment, and on-orbit operations.</p> <p data-start="740" data-end="1102">This role is highly hands-on and spans analysis, test planning, hardware instrumentation, test execution, data processing, and model correlation. You will work closely with mechanical, mechanisms, structures, thermal, avionics, and integration teams to ensure Starcloud’s space-based data centers can survive launch, deploy reliably, and operate safely in orbit.</p> <p data-start="1104" data-end="1267">The ideal candidate has strong intuition in the frequency domain, solid analytical and software skills, and a bias toward building, testing, and iterating quickly.</p> <p data-start="1104" data-end="1267">&nbsp;</p> <h2 data-section-id="18w7bso" data-start="1274" data-end="1297">Key Responsibilities</h2> <h3 data-section-id="1bav301" data-start="1299" data-end="1343">Loads, Dynamics, and Structural Analysis</h3> <ul data-start="1345" data-end="2006"> <li data-section-id="fjvnrd" data-start="1345" data-end="1430">Resolve spacecraft dynamics problems through analysis, test, and model correlation.</li> <li data-section-id="5g6557" data-start="1431" data-end="1583">Develop and maintain finite element models for spacecraft structures, mechanisms, deployable solar arrays, deployable radiators, and related hardware.</li> <li data-section-id="ckso4q" data-start="1584" data-end="1689">Perform dynamic analyses for launch, transportation, deployment, and on-orbit operational environments.</li> <li data-section-id="tqvqmg" data-start="1690" data-end="1780">Analyze vibration, shock, acoustic, transient, modal, and forcing-function environments.</li> <li data-section-id="1kgidwn" data-start="1781" data-end="1886">Support stress, fatigue, stability, and margin analyses where needed to improve spacecraft reliability.</li> <li data-section-id="15dy6sn" data-start="1887" data-end="2006">Use commercial and in-house tools to perform analysis, and develop new tools where existing methods are insufficient.</li> </ul> <h3 data-section-id="3jn0vk" data-start="2008" data-end="2034">Testing and Validation</h3> <ul data-start="2036" data-end="2638"> <li data-section-id="18q50h3" data-start="2036" data-end="2218">Own dynamic testing from start to finish, including pre-test analysis, test planning, sensor selection, instrumentation, setup, execution, data processing, and post-test reporting.</li> <li data-section-id="1u7hl21" data-