Responsibilities include performing detailed stress analyses on the vehicle system and related structures; design and analyze mechanical structures for stresses caused by integration, launch, operations, handling, and support structures; assure proper load paths have been developed to support an assembly; resolve technical problems as they arise, provide engineering solutions based on calculations and test, and interface with the many complex technical disciplines, such as thermal, electrical, and structural to satisfy spacecraft level objectives; analyze and design assemblies involving temperatures ranging from that of liquid helium to substantially above ambient temperature; plan and conduct modal analyses of structural components and systems using advanced digital signal processing equipment; perform analysis for mechanics of materials, metal fatigue, and structural design of aerospace and space hardware as required by specific task assignment; use appropriate computer programs required for his or her area of expertise; communicate effectively in oral presentations in front of managers and sponsors and write clear thorough documentation based on work performed. Our government relations consulting business area allows us to represent and support leaders in the defense, aerospace, intelligence, and related industries with decades of experience in market analysis and strategic planning.