At Orbital Paradigm, we design, develop, manufacture, and operate reusable orbital logistics systems. Our spacecraft perform multiple orbital mission profiles and return safely to Earth through hypersonic atmospheric reentry and landing with pinpoint accuracy for rapid refurbishment and reuse.

Role Description

We are looking for a Structural Analysis Engineer to join our mechanical engineering team and support the design, analysis, verification, and qualification of spacecraft structures and mechanical systems.

The role focuses on structural analysis, finite element modelling, static and dynamic loads, vibration, fatigue, buckling, thermo-mechanical effects, and verification of flight hardware. The engineer will work closely with mechanical design, systems, thermal, manufacturing, and AIT teams to ensure that spacecraft structures meet mission, performance, manufacturability, and qualification requirements.

This is a hands-on engineering role requiring strong analytical capability, practical understanding of hardware development,



and the ability to translate analysis results into robust design decisions.

Key Responsibilities
- Perform structural analysis and verification of spacecraft structures, mechanisms, and mechanical components.
- Develop, maintain, and validate finite element models for flight hardware and test configurations.
- Perform static, dynamic, modal, vibration, fatigue, buckling, and thermo-mechanical analyses.
- Define and assess structural load cases for launch, reentry, landing, handling, and test conditions.
- Support structural sizing, margin of safety calculations, and design trade-offs.
- Work with mechanical design engineers to improve structural performance, manufacturability, and mass efficiency.
- Support environmental and qualification testing, including vibration, shock, static load, and thermal-related campaigns.
- Correlate analysis models with test results and update assumptions, models, and margins accordingly.
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📌 Mechanical&Thermal - Structural Analysis Engineer (Madrid)
🏢 Orbital Paradigm
📍 Madrid