Struck worked in aerodynamics in both the private and federal sectors, particularly NASA, where he was recognized for his contributions to the Space Shuttle program.

[2] As Struck had not been employed at the Peenemünde Army Research Center like many other German aerospace engineers of the era, he was not one of the initial hires of Operation Paperclip.

[1] Outside of his work at the MSFC, Struck taught evening courses at the University of Alabama in Huntsville for about seven years in the 1960s, lecturing on subject including aerodynamics and flight dynamics.

After his retirement from NASA, he took up consulting work with private space flight contractors,[2] lending his knowledge to projects including the Rocketplane XP and the Orion and Ares spacecraft.

[4] His technical papers and reports have been donated to the Special Collections archive at the University of Alabama in Huntsville to provide access to researchers and interested parties.