Job Information
- Organisation/Company: BALKAN SPACE ENGINEERING LLC
- Research Field: Other
- Researcher Profile: Other Profession
- Positions: Other Positions
- Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 - 14:00 (Europe/Sofia)
- Country: Bulgaria
- Type of Contract: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-time
- Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme
Offer Description
Structural Analysis Engineer
Reusable Spacecraft Structures
Important Employment Information
This is a full-time, permanent job vacancy with Balkan Space Engineering, a private aerospace engineering company.
This position is not connected with a university degree programme, master’s programme, PhD programme, research fellowship, scholarship, studentship, internship, or funded academic research opportunity.
We are seeking an experienced engineer who is interested in long-term professional employment and direct participation in the design and development of an advanced reusable spacecraft.
- Employment type: Full-time, permanent employment
- Employer: Balkan Space Engineering
- Work location: Varna, Bulgaria
- Position type: Engineering and industrial research and development
- Minimum professional experience: 3 years
Position Purpose
Provide engineering analysis and substantiation of the strength, stiffness, stability, service life, and dynamic resistance of an advanced reusable spacecraft structure throughout all stages of design, manufacturing, ground testing, flight, landing, and post-flight servicing.
Qualification Requirements
- University degree in aerospace engineering, aircraft structures, mechanical engineering, structural mechanics, strength of materials, or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 3 years of experience in the structural analysis of metallic thin-walled structures; experience in the aerospace or launch vehicle industry is preferred.
- Strong knowledge of strength of materials, structural mechanics, theory of elasticity and plasticity, shell stability, fracture mechanics, fatigue, structural dynamics, and vibration.
- Practical experience with the Finite Element Method (FEM).
- Ability to define load cases, boundary conditions, load combinations, and structural strength criteria.
- Understanding of requirements for verification of numerical models and correlation of analysis results with test data.
- Ability to work with engineering drawings, design documentation, and 3D CAD models.
Software Requirements
The preferred engineering environment for the project is based on Dassault Systèmes products and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Experience with, or willingness to learn, the following tools is desirable:
- SIMULIA Abaqus/Standard - linear and nonlinear structural analysis, stability and buckling analysis, contact interaction, and related simulations.
- SIMULIA Abaqus/Explicit - impact, landing, transient, and rapidly changing load analysis.
- SIMULIA fe-safe - fatigue life and durability assessment.
- SIMULIA Isight - automation of simulation workflows, parametric studies, optimization, and sensitivity analysis.
- CATIA / SolidWorks - preparation of analysis geometry, evaluation of structural architecture, and collaboration with design engineers.
- ENOVIA / 3DEXPERIENCE - management of analysis models, input data, revisions, results, configuration, and engineering changes.
Experience with ANSYS, MSC Nastran, Patran, HyperMesh, or similar engineering tools is considered an advantage. However, the project strategy prioritizes transition to and use of the Dassault Systèmes engineering environment.
Where to apply
E-mail: office@spacetech.world
Requirements
- Research Field: Other
- Education Level: Bachelor Degree or equivalent
- Languages: ENGLISH Level: Good
Additional Information
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: BALKAN SPACE ENGINEERING
- Country: Bulgaria
- City: Varna
- Postal Code: 9000
- Street: Ivan shishman 22 str.
- Geofield
Contact
- City: Varna
- Website: https://www.spacetech.world/
- Street: Ivan shishman 22 str.
- Postal Code: 9000
- E-Mail: office@spacetech.world
- Phone: 0882670105
- Mobile Phone: 0882670105
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