Mechanical Dynamics Associate Manager

The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Job Title: Mechanical Dynamics Associate Manager
Location: Littleton, CO & Sunnyvale, CA
Type of Role: Direct Hire (Full-Time, Onsite)
Shift: 9x80 Schedule (Every other Friday off)
Pay: $104,500 – $208,000/year

POSITION OVERVIEW:
We are seeking a Mechanical Dynamics Associate Manager to support advanced missile and spacecraft programs within a high-security aerospace environment. This role is responsible for leading structural dynamics analysis efforts, supporting dynamic testing activities, and managing teams performing loads, vibration, modal, acoustic, and survivability analyses for mission-critical aerospace systems. The ideal candidate has strong experience with structural dynamics, finite element analysis, aerospace testing environments, and technical team leadership, and thrives in a collaborative engineering environment supporting national security space initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
• Lead and supervise teams performing dynamic analysis activities for spacecraft and missile structures
• Support modal analysis, loads analysis, environment assessments, and rigid/flexible body deployment and separation analyses
• Oversee mechanical survivability and hardening analysis activities across multiple aerospace programs
• Provide mentorship, training, and career development for structural dynamics engineering teams
• Support planning and execution of structural dynamics analyses and aerospace testing efforts
• Represent the organization during design reviews, customer meetings, and contractor engagements
• Support development and execution of vibration, acoustic, modal, static, and shock testing activities
• Analyze and compare test data against analytical models and simulation results
• Support requirements development, progress tracking, and data reduction activities
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting spacecraft and missile development efforts
• Apply system-level understanding including thermal effects, material behavior, and mechanical system interactions

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Basic Qualifications
• Demonstrated understanding of structural dynamics through education, research, or practical engineering experience
• Experience working with dynamic loads and environments including testing methods, analytical approaches, and mechanical system behavior
• Familiarity with finite element analysis (FEA), rigid body modeling, and flexible body modeling techniques
• Proven leadership or team coordination experience supporting engineering efforts
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required

Additional Qualifications
• Experience working within collaborative, cross-functional aerospace engineering environments
• Strong ownership mentality with ability to drive technical tasks to completion efficiently
• Experience evaluating designs using rigid-body and flexible-body analysis methods
• Experience analyzing mechanisms, antennas, electronic components, support equipment, hoisting systems, and composite structures
• Proficiency with NX/Nastran, Abaqus, ADAMS, LS-DYNA, MATLAB, Mathcad, and CREO
• Experience performing static, vibration, acoustic, modal, and shock testing for aerospace flight hardware
• Strong troubleshooting and anomaly resolution skills for complex mechanical systems
• Experience mentoring and developing junior engineering staff
• Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred
• Experience supporting missile, spacecraft, or aerospace defense programs preferred

The Global Edge Consultants, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Global Edge Consultants, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.