Senior Multi-Physics Analyst (Structural / Thermal)

 Senior Multi-Physics Analyst (Structural / Thermal) 

Location: Playa Vista, California (in-person, five days per week) 

Outpost is pioneering Earth return logistics for space. We're building vehicles that can return payloads from orbit safely and precisely—enabling faster space-based manufacturing, global delivery, and entirely new capabilities in the space economy. Our spacecraft is already backed by the U.S. government with multiple missions ahead. We’re a mission-focused team, building with urgency, grit, and care for the work we do and the people we do it with. 

The Role 

We’re looking for a Senior Multi-Physics Analyst to own structural and thermal analysis across flight hardware, from early design through flight readiness and production. 

This role sits at the center of engineering decision-making. You will be responsible for ensuring hardware is analytically sound, flight-worthy, and properly dispositioned - working closely with mechanical design, avionics, test, manufacturing, and systems teams. 

Qualifications:  

• 8+ years of experience, with at least 5 years analyzing complex aerospace components. 

• Bachelors required, Masters preferred in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline. 

• Proficiency in ANSYS FEM software (NASTRAN, FEMAP, Abaqus and similar acceptable) 

• Senior-level expertise in either structural or thermal analysis, with demonstrated proficiency in the alternate discipline. 

• Strong experience applying analysis to real flight hardware - not just academic models. 

• Deep understanding of aerospace loading environments, material behavior, and margin assessment. 

• Experience supporting hardware through test, flight qualification, and production. 

• Ability to work hands-on in a fast-moving, on-site hardware environment and communicate technical results clearly to cross-functional teams. 

• Experience analyzing space rated avionics and structures is a plus. 

• Is able to work independently with little guidance of more senior team members. 

• Shows ability to develop new and relevant skills beyond core technical function. 

• Is able to consistently identify and propose solutions to technical problems in their function. 
   

Responsibilities: 

• Own structural analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures, including but not limited to: 

• Modal analysis 

• Random vibration 

• Static and quasi-static loading 

• Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) and thermo-elastic loading 

• Perform analysis on a wide range of hardware, including: 

• Flight structures and mechanisms 

• Avionics enclosures 

• PCB and electronics assemblies 

• Lead or support thermal analysis to evaluate operating margins, gradients, and coupled structural-thermal effects. 

• Serve as a technical authority for hardware disposition: 

• Assess flight and test hardware prior to production 

• Support nonconformance (NCR) resolution and root-cause analysis 

• Provide clear, defensible recommendations for accept-as-is, repair, or rework decisions 

• Partner closely with design and test teams to translate requirements into analysis models and to correlate analysis with test results. 

• Contribute to analysis methodologies, best practices, and documentation that scale with the program. 

Compensation: 

• 140,000 – 180,000, Salary may vary with experience 

• Incentive Equity 

• Annual Performance-Based Bonus 

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance 

• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance 

• Life Insurance 

• PTO 

• 401k with Company match 

• Subsidized daily catered lunch, snacks and coffee 

You must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 ,or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State