Senior Loads and Dynamics Engineer - Aeroelastics and Rotordynamics

Zipline · South San Francisco

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Company
Zipline
Location
South San Francisco
Salary
$150,000 - $215,000
Posted
September 24, 2026

About this job

What You'll Do Own and maintain the top-level Global Finite Element Model (GFEM): set and enforce standards for material properties, numbering, interfaces, model fidelity, and validation procedures. Ensure GFEM is the go-to single source of truth resource for the team. Produce rapid analysis studies and design guidance: perform hand calculations and create lightweight beam/shell FEMs to drive design trades; deliver updated models and results within 24–48 hours to match evolving configurations. Structural sizing and certification support: perform static, dynamic, stability, and damage-tolerance analyses for metallic and composite primary/secondary structures; evaluate and optimize systems (flight and ground) for structural loads, vibration modes, and deflections; produce documented margin…

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