Lead Structural Loads Engineer – Space Vehicle (New Glenn)

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 161,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Paid time off

401(k) match

Education Support Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking an experienced structural loads engineer to join a small team supporting the New Glenn program. You will perform coupled loads analysis, build and refine finite element models, and communicate results to internal teams and customers. Candidates should have a B.S.

in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, 8+ years of relevant experience, strong NASTRAN and MATLAB skills, and the ability to present complex data clearly. U.S. citizenship or equivalent is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering.
• 8+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Passion for aerospace vehicle structural loads.
• Finite Element Modeling experience.
• Proficiency with NASTRAN and MATLAB.
• Ability to solve static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based methods.
• Ability to present data for engineering applications.
• U.S. citizenship or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Launch vehicle CLA development and execution with cross-discipline inputs.
• Documentation and communication of CLA results for customers.
• FE Model development/refinement, validation, and correlation to tests.
• FE Model reduction using Component Modal Synthesis methods.
• General loads development for launch vehicles and ground systems.
• Development of mathematical models and simulations for loads analysis.
• Manage large datasets and post-process data for engineering applications.

Skills

Finite Element Modeling

NASTRAN proficiency

MATLAB proficiency

Physics-based hand calculations

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

HYPERMESH

ANSYS

DMAP

IMAT

PYTHON

FORTRAN

LS-DYNA

Job description

Blue Origin in Colorado is seeking an experienced structural loads engineer to join a small team supporting the New Glenn program. You will perform coupled loads analysis, build and refine finite element models, and communicate results to internal teams and customers. Candidates should have a B.S.

in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, 8+ years of relevant experience, strong NASTRAN and MATLAB skills, and the ability to present complex data clearly. U.S. citizenship or equivalent is required.