Senior Spacecraft Structural Analyst

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Paid time off

Stock options

401(k) with company match

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle seeks a senior structural engineer to push the boundaries of spaceflight. You will lead the full hardware life cycle from requirements and concept to design, testing, and integration of mission-critical payload structures for New Glenn.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, model development, and clear documentation, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and influence trade studies for cost and performance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 10+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures.
• Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in vehicle load path distribution and first order strength assessment.
• Proficiency with CAD/FEA tools and material design fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Take leadership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
• Analysis lead of primary and secondary metallic and composite unpressurized structures
• Complete hand calc and FEM analyses to report margins of safety for primary and secondary aerospace structures
• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings / documents
• Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies providing technical guidance (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
• Build system and detail level models supporting structural design
• Take ownership of structural test planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, and authoring of test reports
• Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration

Skills

Vehicle load path distribution

Primary/secondary structure analysis

FEM analysis

CAD modeling

Composite panel design

Bolted joint design

Ansys

Nastran

Optistruct

Hypermesh

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

Creo/Windchill

Ansys

Nastran

Optistruct

Hypermesh

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle seeks a senior structural engineer to push the boundaries of spaceflight. You will lead the full hardware life cycle from requirements and concept to design, testing, and integration of mission-critical payload structures for New Glenn.

The role emphasizes hands-on analysis, model development, and clear documentation, with opportunities to mentor junior engineers and influence trade studies for cost and performance.