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Structural Engineer
microTECH Global LTD
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reading, berkshire, United-Kingdom
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reading, berkshire
Posted
June 08, 2026
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Job Description
We are seeking a Structural Engineer to support the design, analysis, testing, and qualification of structures for our VLEO satellite missions.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform structural analysis of flight hardware including spacecraft structures, propulsion subsystems, and mechanical assemblies. This includes static, modal, random vibration, sine, shock, and quasi-static load cases.
- Develop and validate finite element models (FEM) for spacecraft and high-performance aerospace structures.
- Perform hand calculations for preliminary analysis in support of FEA.
- Support structural sizing, stiffness optimisation, and load path analysis for launch and in-orbit environments.
- Plan and execute vibration, shock, and structural qualification testing test campaigns end-to-end: write the test plan, instrument the hardware, interpret the data, correlate the model, and close out the qualification report.
- Instrument hardware usi...