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Propulsion Structural Analyst

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Jul 17, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 7+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

Perform structural analysis and develop finite element models for propulsion and stage fluid components of an orbital launch vehicle. The role involves defining load cases, assessing component durability, and correlating analytical models with test data to optimize design and robustness.

Job details

About the role We are looking for a Propulsion Structural Analyst who is equally proficient in performing first order calculations as they are in running FEA or developing their own analysis code. You will work across design, analysis, development, operation, and reuse scenarios in a fast-moving development environment. This is a highly technical role for someone who wants to be close to details, make consequential design decisions, and help establish the propulsion and stage fluids systems of an orbital launch vehicle program from the ground up. What You Will Do * Perform structural analysis of propulsion and stage fluid components including combustion chambers, nozzles, turbopumps, injectors, feed lines, and other propulsion components * Define load cases and environments based on steady state and transient engine operations, system pressures, thermal conditions, vibration, acoustic, and aerodynamics * Develop and run finite element models (FEM) to evaluate stress, strain, deflection, buckling, and modal response under static, dynamic, and thermal loading conditions * Assess fatigue, fracture, and creep life for components subjected to cyclic and high-temperature loading, supporting durability and reusability requirements * Generate margins of safety against yield, ultimate, and stability failure modes, and document findings in formal stress reports * Support design trades and provide analysis-driven recommendations to improve weight, manufacturability, and structural robustness * Create and maintain analysis methods, tools, and scripts * Correlate analytical models with hot-fire, proof, vibration, and component-level test data, and refine models accordingly * Develop and apply material allowables, including for additively manufactured and high-temperature alloys common in propulsion hardware * Contribute to anomaly investigations and root-cause analysis when hardware behaves unexpectedly in test or flight Qualifications Required * 7+ years of experience with one or more of the following: * * Structural analysis using Ansys Mechanical * Analysis of cryogenic fluids * Inclination toward a fast-paced, resource-constrained environment with rapid hardware development using iterative design-build-test cycles that are central to the engineering culture * Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field Preferred * Thermal analysis proficiency * Fluid analysis proficiency * Turbomachinery fluid analysis proficiency * Experience with structural analysis on liquid bipropellant rocket engines * Functional proficiency in CAD (NX) and Python * Exposure to complex fluid systems as well as understanding the behaviour of the mechanisms in those systems * Advanced degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a related field

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires over 7 years of experience in structural analysis using Ansys Mechanical and experience with cryogenic fluids. Proficiency in thermal/fluid analysis, Python, and liquid bipropellant rocket engines is preferred.