Lead Spacecraft Loads & Dynamics Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid time off

Education support

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is hiring an external loads analyst to design and analyze the Transfer Stage spacecraft. You will perform loads development, integrate with other spacecraft and rockets, and support subsystem teams with static and dynamic loads environments.

This is a high-impact role where your loads expertise directly supports humanity's return to the Moon. A B.S. in engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience are required, with hands-on experience in FEA and dynamic analysis.

Qualifications

• Minimum a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering.
• 6+ years of experience in the prediction/validation of low and/or high frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling
• Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
• Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
• Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
• Experience with spacecraft loads development, including Craig Bampton model reduction and coupled loads analyses with other rockets / spacecraft

Responsibilities

• Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
• Rigid and flexible body dynamics Modeling, simulation, and verification of spacecraft launch, docking, and landing events
• Acceleration, shock, and vibration measurement and data interpretation of ground and flight tests
• General loads development for spacecraft and related ground systems
• Support configuration development and trade studies

Skills

Finite Element Modeling

Rigid & flexible body dynamics

Loads development

Data interpretation

Trade studies

Analytical problem solving

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Civil Engineering

Tools

Hyperworks

NASTRAN

Ansys

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is hiring an external loads analyst to design and analyze the Transfer Stage spacecraft. You will perform loads development, integrate with other spacecraft and rockets, and support subsystem teams with static and dynamic loads environments.

This is a high-impact role where your loads expertise directly supports humanity's return to the Moon. A B.S. in engineering and 6+ years of relevant experience are required, with hands-on experience in FEA and dynamic analysis.