Lead Spaceflight Structural Analyst

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a highly capable engineer to lead the structural analysis and lifecycle of hardware for advanced space systems. You will perform FEM and hand calculations, document stress analyses, and drive concept studies from requirements through integration.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and mission teams to ensure safe, repeatable spaceflight. Responsibilities include leading analyses of metallic and composite structures, documenting results for drawings, and

Qualifications

• Lead the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements through design and qualification.
• Perform FEM and hand-calculation analyses for aerospace structures.
• Document stress analysis and support release of drawings.
• Develop concepts and run trade studies balancing risk, cost and performance.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing and mission integration teams.

Responsibilities

• Take leadership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
• Analysis lead of primary and secondary metallic and composite unpressurized structures
• Complete hand calc and FEM analyses to report margins of safety for primary and secondary aerospace structures
• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings / documents
• Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies providing technical guidance (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
• Build system and detail level models supporting structural design
• Take ownership of structural test planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, and authoring of test reports
• Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers
• Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration
• Provide shipside support and technical guidance during spacecraft integration

Skills

Leadership

Structural analysis

FEM

Stress analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering

Tools

FEM software

MATLAB

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a highly capable engineer to lead the structural analysis and lifecycle of hardware for advanced space systems. You will perform FEM and hand calculations, document stress analyses, and drive concept studies from requirements through integration.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and mission teams to ensure safe, repeatable spaceflight. Responsibilities include leading analyses of metallic and composite structures, documenting results for drawings, and