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The position works closely with propulsion, thermal, materials, and test teams to ensure structural integrity is maintained across qualification and flight environments.\nResponsibilities Primary Responsibilities – Thermal-Structural Substantiation Develop and maintain coupled thermal–structural finite element models for spacecraft hardware operating in elevated-temperature environments\nPerform thermo-mechanical stress, distortion, fatigue, and margin of safety analyses driven by thermal gradients and transient heating\nEvaluate high-temperature material behavior and structural performance using analysis and first-principles hand calculations\nPartner with propulsion, thermal, and design teams to validate and optimize structural designs for strength, stiffness, weight, and thermal durability\nSupport structural verification of propulsion-adjacent and thermally driven hardware through qualification and flight readiness\nDefine, execute, and interpret elevated-temperature material strength testing to characterize mechanical properties and support thermo-mechanical structural verification\nAdditional Responsibilities – Testing, Correlation & Automation Define and support elevated-temperature material and structural test campaigns to characterize thermo-mechanical behavior\nCorrelate analytical predictions with high-temperature test data and resolve discrepancies using first-principles reasoning\nDevelop Python-based tools to automate coupled analysis post-processing, reporting, and verification workflows\nContribute to documentation of thermal-structural assumptions, methods, and verification rationale\nBasic Qualifications 2–5 years of experience in thermal-structural or thermo-mechanical analysis for aerospace systems\nExperience performing coupled thermal–structural stress, deformation, and margin of safety analyses\nProficiency developing and maintaining coupled thermal–structural FEMs using FEMAP/Nastran or Siemens Simcenter 3D\nExperience evaluating elevated-temperature material behavior and structural performance\nExperience supporting propulsion or thruster-adjacent hardware operating in high-temperature environments\nProficiency with Python and/or MATLAB for analysis automation, data reduction, and reporting\nExperience using version control systems such as Git in an engineering analysis environment\nBS or MS in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline\nPreferred skills & Experience Strong ability to perform coupled thermal–structural analysis for spacecraft hardware in elevated-temperature environments\nDeep understanding of thermal gradient-driven stress, distortion, and failure mechanisms\nAbility to model, interpret, and validate high-temperature material behavior within structural analyses\nProficiency in using first-principles hand calculations to bound and verify coupled FEM results\nAbility to correlate thermo-mechanical analysis with high-temperature test data and resolve discrepancies\nClear technical communication skills for documenting assumptions, methods, and verification rationale\nLocation Bothell, WA\nFull-time\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Portal Systems","rawCompany":"portal systems","city":"Bothell","state":"WA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-06-20T04:44:21.051Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"},{"code":"17-2141.00","title":"Mechanical Engineers","slug":"mechanical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"}],"industries":[{"code":"927110","title":"Space Research and Technology","slug":"space-research-and-technology"},{"code":"336419","title":"Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing","slug":"other-guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-parts-and-auxiliary-equipment-manufacturing"},{"code":"336414","title":"Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior Thermal Structural Analysis Engineer","description":"Senior Thermal Structural Analysis Engineer The Thermal-Structural Analysis Engineer is responsible for substantiating spacecraft structures operating in high-temperature and thermally severe environments. 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