Lead Loads and Dynamics Engineer

Job Description
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Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS) is looking for a Lead Loads and Dynamics Engineer (Level 5) to join our team in Huntsville, Alabama.
Join a high-performing engineering team that's shaping the future of launch vehicles. You'll drive the development, verification, and validation of dynamic loads while executing advanced coupled loads analyses and developing secondary-structure loads that directly influence vehicle safety and mission success. You will develop, integrate, and document complex or unique structural loads and environment requirements to establish the system-level design, and you will lead efforts to improve loads development processes to bring greater efficiency, robustness, and innovation to our work. Collaborating across structures, avionics, systems, and test, you'll have immediate, tangible impact on vehicle integrity and mission outcomes.
Position Responsibilities:

• Directly support the Loads and Dynamics Technical Lead Engineer over the Exploration Upper Stage Program
• Mentor early career engineers
• Perform structural dynamic analyses for spacecraft flight hardware. Loads analysis includes independent simulations using NASTRAN of all ground and flight events to which the launch vehicle is exposed, and the development of internal loads on secondary structures or components associated with these flight events. Examples include liftoff, ascent (gust/buffet response), and base-drive analysis using NASTRAN, etc.
• Produce and maintain models generated from both in-house and commercially available software codes that simulate mechanical loading conditions, dynamic environments (shock and vibration), and mechanism motions
• Document analysis results in formal reports and presentations that are clear, adequately detailed, and timely
• Define and integrate requirements into the system baseline
• Customer contact and coordination will be instrumental and a critical skill for the successful candidate
• Perform anomaly investigation of structural dynamics tests
• Support work for multiple program(s) or product line(s) of spacecraft to meet product lifecycle milestones
• Support project planning and ensure execution on program commitments
• Evaluate test and flight data to validate components and systems against design requirements and objectives
• Contribute to design/analysis processes and tools to improve effectiveness, quality and efficiency of the development effort
• Some travel may be required, includes the production facility in New Orleans, test houses and suppliers in various states, and Kennedy Space Center

This position is expected to be 100% onsite. The selected candidate will be required to work onsite at one of the listed location options.
Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/ Experience):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology (including Manufacturing Technology), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or non-US equivalent qualifications directly related to the work statement
• 9+ years of working experience in structural loads and dynamics
• Experience in teaching, coaching and developing others
• Experience managing complex programs
• Strong software programming skills and experience of programming languages such as Python, Matlab, Java, Julia, C, or C++
• Experience in launch vehicle loads development

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• 7+ years of launch vehicle coupled loads analysis experience
• 5+ years of developing launch vehicle loads development methods and processes
• Working knowledge of NASA requirements as it relates to loads and/or structural dynamics
• Experience with multidisciplinary collaboration (e.g. vibro-acoustics & shock, design, propulsion, structural, etc.)
• Experience with developing and documenting loads requirements for major programs

Conflict of Interest:
Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.
Drug Free Workplace:
Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria is met as outlined in our policies.
Pay and Benefits:
At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.
The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
Summary pay range: $154,700 - $209,300
Applications for this position will be accepted until Feb. 06, 2026
Export Control Requirements:
This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a "U.S. Person" as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. "U.S. Person" includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
Export Control Details:
US based job, US Person required
Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Required
Relocation
Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.
Visa Sponsorship
Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
Shift
This position is for 1st shift
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.