Lead Spaceflight Structural Analysis Engineer

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to analyze structural systems, develop FE models, and support loads analysis for spaceflight hardware. You will work across multiple business units, using advanced tools and HPC workflows to predict dynamic responses and ensure hardware is properly specified for launch and flight environments.

The role emphasizes rigorous analysis, tool development, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive safe, repeatable spaceflight while controlling costs and

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, civil engineering or physics.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Explicit nonlinear transient dynamic analysis using LS-DYNA.
• Contact and interface modeling for complex multi-body events.
• Mesh convergence studies and hourglass control for explicit solutions.
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Finite Element Model development and correlation to test data.
• Modeling, simulation, and verification of spacecraft and engine ground and flight regimes.
• Ground and flight test dynamic data measurement and interpretation.
• Resource-intensive computing, large data sets, post-processing for engineering.
• FEM model reduction using Component Modal Synthesis methods.
• Development of mathematical models and simulations for loads analysis.
• Acceleration, shock, and vibration measurement and interpretation of tests.

Skills

FEM modeling

Nonlinear dynamic analysis

LS-DYNA

Multi-body contact modeling

Mesh convergence studies

Loads analysis

Data interpretation (ground/flight)

Education

B.S. in mechanical, aerospace, civil engineering or physics

Tools

LS-DYNA

FEA software

HPC workflows

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned engineer to analyze structural systems, develop FE models, and support loads analysis for spaceflight hardware. You will work across multiple business units, using advanced tools and HPC workflows to predict dynamic responses and ensure hardware is properly specified for launch and flight environments.

The role emphasizes rigorous analysis, tool development, and cross‑functional collaboration to drive safe, repeatable spaceflight while controlling costs and