Senior Spacecraft Stress Analyst - Structural Engineer

Socket.dev; Washington; On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

Short/long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking an experienced structural engineer to join the Lunar Transportation team. You will analyze load paths, primary/secondary spacecraft structures, and integrate structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments to deliver safe, reliable hardware ready for testing and deployment.

Responsibilities include FE model development, strength checks, test planning and verification, and supporting configuration studies.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering.
• 8+ years of experience.
• Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals.
• Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development.
• Ability to solve static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods.
• Experience with spacecraft/aircraft/launch vehicle environments and FEA tools.

Responsibilities

• Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation
• Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures
• Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
• Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
• Strength checks and analysis report generation
• Test and verification plan and report generation
• Support configuration development and trade studies

Skills

Structural analysis

Finite Element Analysis

Dynamics

Problem solving

Load path analysis

Education

B.S. in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering

Tools

Nastran

Ansys

Abaqus

LS-Dyna

Optistruct

Pro/Engineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking an experienced structural engineer to join the Lunar Transportation team. You will analyze load paths, primary/secondary spacecraft structures, and integrate structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments to deliver safe, reliable hardware ready for testing and deployment.

Responsibilities include FE model development, strength checks, test planning and verification, and supporting configuration studies.