Senior Aerospace Structures Engineer – Spaceflight

BLUE ORIGIN; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability coverage

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced aerospace structures engineer in the United States to design, analyze, and build primary and secondary structures for lunar transport hardware. You will develop 3D models and detailed drawings, support manufacturing, and guide integration across teams.

The role requires a B.S. in engineering, 7+ years in aerospace/launch vehicle structures, and proficiency in CAD and analysis tools.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering.
• 7+ years of experience with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures.
• Structural design of metallic components and assemblies.
• Vehicle load path distribution, and first order strength assessment and sizing.
• Material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Familiar with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5).

Responsibilities

• Design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures, including composites and metallic piece parts, as well as integrated structural assemblies.
• Create 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents
• Provide manufacturing and production support for your hardware
• Provide technical guidance for integration
• Support configuration development and trade studies
• Apply practical approaches to hardware fabrication and cost impacts
• Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware
• Work with vertically-integrated teams that are responsible for materials, manufacturing processes, to produce world-class aerospace hardware
• Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis
• Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data
• Participate in the development and purchase of new equipment and tooling.
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Mechanical design

Creo/ProE

Windchill

Finite element analysis

Nastran/ANSYS

Aerospace hardware

Education

B.S. in engineering

Tools

Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5+

Windchill 10

Nastran

ANSYS

Optistruct

Abaqus

HyperMesh

Hypersizer

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced aerospace structures engineer in the United States to design, analyze, and build primary and secondary structures for lunar transport hardware. You will develop 3D models and detailed drawings, support manufacturing, and guide integration across teams.

The role requires a B.S. in engineering, 7+ years in aerospace/launch vehicle structures, and proficiency in CAD and analysis tools.