Senior Spaceflight Structural Analyst

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); Sur place; USD 145 000 - 203 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Disability insurance

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Education support program

Résumé du poste

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a highly skilled structural engineer to own full-vehicle analysis from concept through qualification. You will develop, maintain, and execute finite element models, ensure traceability, and contribute to substantiation and certification artifacts for spaceflight hardware.

The role requires leading analysis teams, applying Hyper-X workflows, and collaborating with design, loads, dynamics, thermal, manufacturing, and test to define requirements and

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil/Structural Engineering, or related field (M.S. preferred).
• 7+ years of professional experience performing structural/stress analysis for spacecraft, launch vehicles, satellites, or similar flight hardware.
• Ability to lead/own analysis through design phases and into qualification.
• Strong proficiency with FEM development and structural analysis methods.
• Ability to operate Hyper-X and apply it to deliver program-quality analysis outputs.
• Experience producing clear, review-ready technical documentation and presenting results at design reviews.
• Knowledge of spaceflight structural environments and verification approaches.

Responsabilités

• Own full-vehicle structural analysis from concept through qualification, including margins.
• Develop, maintain, and execute FEMs at component, subsystem, and vehicle level.
• Operate Hyper-X for analysis workflows and integrate tool outputs into substantiation.
• Conduct structural assessments across environments: quasi-static loads, CLA, vibro-acoustics, buckling, and more.
• Create and review stress reports and certification artifacts.
• Conduct hand calculations to validate FEM results and support rapid trades.
• Support retrofit/repair dispositions and provide reinforcement options.

Connaissances

Structural analysis leadership

FEM development

Hyper-X usage

Technical documentation

Spaceflight structural environments

Dynamics/pyroshock

Vibro-acoustics

CLA workflows

Composite structures

Fracture mechanics

Joint analysis

FEA tools

Test correlation

Agile work style

Mass, stiffness, frequency tradeoffs

Formation

B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil/Structural Engineering, or related field

Outils

Hyper-X

Description du poste

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a highly skilled structural engineer to own full-vehicle analysis from concept through qualification. You will develop, maintain, and execute finite element models, ensure traceability, and contribute to substantiation and certification artifacts for spaceflight hardware.

The role requires leading analysis teams, applying Hyper-X workflows, and collaborating with design, loads, dynamics, thermal, manufacturing, and test to define requirements and