Senior Space Structures Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid time off & holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a senior structural analyst to lead hand calculations and FE analyses for primary and secondary aerospace structures on the New Glenn program. You will document stress analyses, support hardware qualification campaigns, and collaborate across teams including design and testing to ensure robust configuration development.

The role emphasizes mentorship of junior analysts, process automation, and applying fatigue/ fracture methods within classical aerospace sizing practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in engineering and 8+ years of demonstrated ability with aircraft, spacecraft and launch vehicle structures.
• Demonstrated proficiency with one or more of the following analysis codes, particularly with reading and manipulating input files: Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus.
• High proficiency with FEA software such as Ansys Mechanical, Abaqus CAE or Hypermesh.
• Extensive understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.).
• Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, etc.).
• Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements.
• Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark).
• Experience with Fatigue and Fracture Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Detailed hand Calc and FE analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures.
• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings / documents.
• Making predictions, implementing test campaigns, and creating reports in support of hardware qualifications.
• Supporting other teams and team members with inputs for configuration development and trade studies.
• Mentoring and analysis checks for designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis and standard processes.
• Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as crafting process automation tools for model creation, optimization, strength checks, and analysis report generation.
• Effectively and constructively collaborate with team members from various fields and backgrounds, adjacent teams, and the shop floor.

Skills

FEA analysis

CODES: Nastran/Optistruct/Ansys/Abaqus

FEM modelling

Test development

Aerospace structures

Fatigue & Fracture

Leadership & mentorship

Process automation (scripting)

Education

BS in engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Ansys Mechanical

Abaqus CAE

Hypermesh

Creo / CATIA V5

NASGRO

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a senior structural analyst to lead hand calculations and FE analyses for primary and secondary aerospace structures on the New Glenn program. You will document stress analyses, support hardware qualification campaigns, and collaborate across teams including design and testing to ensure robust configuration development.

The role emphasizes mentorship of junior analysts, process automation, and applying fatigue/ fracture methods within classical aerospace sizing practices.