Principal Structural Design Engineer - New Glenn

Jobs via Dice; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 164,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company is seeking a Principal Structural Design Engineer to support the development of the New Glenn launch vehicle. This role involves designing, analyzing, and testing structures, requiring a strong background in engineering and significant experience in the aerospace industry. Join a diverse team committed to advancing space exploration and enjoy a competitive compensation package with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) plan

Disability insurance

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 10+ years of related experience.
• Experience on launch vehicles, aircraft or similar.
• Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles.

Responsibilities

• Structural design and configuration of launch vehicle structures.
• Perform detailed design, analysis, development, and testing.
• Provide technical mentorship for integration.

Skills

Structural design

Mechanical design

Leadership

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

B.S. degree in engineering

Tools

Creo

CATIA V5

Ansys

Nastran

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Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Blue Origin, LLC, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a small, hardworking, passionate, diverse, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for the design, analysis, development, testing, and qualification of tanks for New Glenn Stage 1 (GS1). Employees will work with the Director of the Stage 1 Tanks team.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to build the road to space. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Structural design and configuration of launch vehicle pressurized and unpressurized structures, including interfaces.
• Perform detailed design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures.
• Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies with emphasis in manufacturability and cost reduction.
• Build 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents.
• Build test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware.
• Provide technical mentorship for integration.
• Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed.
• Lead configuration development and trade studies.
• Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction, and analysis.
• Work with multi-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware.
• Develop component specifications and support supply chain in selecting suppliers.
• Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data.
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget, and technical status.
• Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers.
• Find opportunities for improvements and operational cost savings.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 10+ years of related experience.
• Experience on launch vehicles, aircraft or similar. Hands on experience with hardware "on the production floor" and/or "in service".
• Design of minimal-mass structure, especially with aim to reduce cost and manufacturing time.
• Material development and structural testing.
• Experience with composite structures and adhesive bonds.
• Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles, for composites and metals.
• Strong mechanical design skills using Creo and CATIA V5.
• Ability to conduct structural analysis using classical hand-calculation and finite element techniques.
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance analysis (ASME Y14.5).
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing for manufacturability and value engineering, with focus on cost reduction and build time hour optimization.
• Experience designing hot and cryo structures.
• Experience with rapid development techniques for hardware.
• Demonstrated expertise with any industry standard analysis codes: Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, LS Dyna, Hypermesh, Hypersizer.
• Familiarity with buckling, fatigue and/or fracture failure modes.
• Experience or expertise with fabrication of large-scale composite structures.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices, fabrication and integration processes, and quality control.
• Experience with Optimization and DOE methods as applied to design, analysis, and testing.
• Experience working in a multi-functional team responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and developing the design to produce world-class engineered products.

Compensation Range for WA applicants is $164,682.00-$230,554.80. Other site ranges may differ.

Culture Statement: Don't meet all desired requirements? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations and Background Checks are required.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid parental leave, disability, 401(k), and more.

Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws.

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