Amazon Structural Analysis Engineer Integrity 

United States, Washington, Redmond 

685118596

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.This structural analysis engineer must have a background in spacecraft development, and must be able to understand the balance between engineering judgment versus analysis rigor and when each is appropriate.Key job responsibilities
Technical Analysis & Documentation
- Execute structural analyses using classical methods and FEM models
- Document detailed stress analysis reports and engineering substantiation
- Develop and maintain analysis tools and templates
- Create and verify structural margin reports
- Support configuration trades and design optimization studiesTest & Verification
- Plan and support structural test activities
- Correlate test data with analytical predictions
- Verify compliance with structural requirements
- Document test results and model validationProduction & Operations Support
- Analyze non-conformances and provide disposition recommendations
- Investigate structural failures and anomalies
- Evaluate proposed design improvements
- Support hardware inspection and troubleshootingDesign Reviews & Communication
- Present analysis results at design reviews (PDR/CDR)
- Participate in technical interchange meetings (TIMs)
- Interface with multiple engineering disciplines
- Support internal and external technical reviewsA day in the life
This Structures Analysis Engineer will be a SME in secondary and tertiary structures. They perform classical hand calculations for initial sizing and verification while developing detailed finite element models for complex load cases and dynamic responses. Time is split between creating automated analysis tools in Excel/MATLAB to streamline recurring calculations and supporting structural testing activities. They continuously correlate analysis predictions with test data to validate models and improve future predictions. The role demands fluid movement between system-level understanding and local detailed analysis while maintaining rigorous documentation and configuration control of all analytical work.

- Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical engineering field, or equivalent experience
- 4+ years of working in structural analysis engineering or equivalent experience
- Vehicle load path definition, development of freebody diagrams and, strength analysis (both metallic and composite structures)
- Classical aerospace sizing methods;
- Experience with one or more of the following analysis codes: Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus (including experience with FEM modeling techniques such as boundary conditions, element types, structural idealization, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.)
- Analysis of stability critical structures;
- Bolted joint calculations: bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction and, insert pull-out

- Master's degree in aerospace, mechanical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume
- Programming skills in VBA/Python/Matlab
- Experience with prototyping and implementation
- CAD experience - Siemens NX or equivalent