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# Loads and Dynamics Analyst

- **Company:** Ursa Major
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $87,000.0 - $109,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Abaqus, Static Program Analysis, Dynamic Program Analysis, Nastran (Computer-Aided Design Software), Ansys
- **Published:** October 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/loads-and-dynamics-analyst-ii-ursa-major-2-10334403

## About the Role

* B.S. degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a comparable field

 * 2+ years of experience performing structural analysis

 * Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment

 * Experience in dynamic analysis methods (structural dynamics, dynamic loads, acoustics, modal, random and sine vibration, and shock response)

 * Experience in loads development for vehicle and/or motor applications

 * Experience anchoring analytical models to physical testing, * M.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a comparable field, ideally focusing on solid mechanics, fatigue, fracture, or structural dynamics

 * GFEM development and model grounding experience

 * Low Cycle Fatigue Analysis (LCF, crack initiation predicted by a strain-life/e-N approach)

 * Experience performing Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM) using commercial codes (e.g., ANSYS, Abaqus, or NASTRAN-based solvers)

 * Experience with Femap/Nastran

 * Experience taking components through dynamic acceptance and qualification testing

 * A strong theoretical background in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and/or compressible flow

 * Thermal-Structural static analysis experience particularly dealing with nonlinear materials and large strains

## Description

* Perform loads development for motor and vehicle programs

 * Perform load spectrum development for service life assessment

 * Assess motor performance under dynamic loads such as random vibration and shock

 * Perform component and system level dynamics analysis

 * Develop, verify, and validate structural models

 * Work closely with test teams; identify test activities and instrumentation necessary to anchor analytical models

 * Propagate loads to vehicle and motor components

 * Collaborate with the manufacturing team to assess nonconforming hardware for development and flight components and provide recommended dispositions and repairs