Senior Structural Analyst – Space Launch Vehicle

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Education support program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a qualified engineer to support analysis of primary and secondary structures for the New Glenn upper stage. You will perform hand calculations and FE analyses, document results, and build models to support design and testing, while mentoring junior analysts and contributing to process automation initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have a B.S. in engineering with 3+ years of experience, strong FEA tool proficiency, and knowledge of aerospace structures and fatigue/fracture

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering and 3+ years of related experience.
• Proficiency with Nastran/Optistruct/Ansys/Abaqus reading and editing input files.
• High proficiency with FEM analysis tools (FEMAP, Abaqus CAE, Hypermesh).
• Experience with development or qualification testing.
• Knowledge of aerospace/launch vehicle structural requirements.
• 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.
• Build system and detail level models supporting structural design.
• Supporting other teams 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.

Skills

FEM analysis

Aerospace knowledge

Fatigue & fracture analysis

Relocation willingness

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

Nastran

Optistruct

Ansys

Abaqus

FEMAP

Abaqus CAE

Hypermesh

LS-DYNA

Hypersizer

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a qualified engineer to support analysis of primary and secondary structures for the New Glenn upper stage. You will perform hand calculations and FE analyses, document results, and build models to support design and testing, while mentoring junior analysts and contributing to process automation initiatives.

Ideal candidates will have a B.S. in engineering with 3+ years of experience, strong FEA tool proficiency, and knowledge of aerospace structures and fatigue/fracture