Senior Structural Analyst – Space Launch Vehicle

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a seasoned structural analyst to support New Glenn development and operations. You will perform detailed hand calculations and FEM analyses for primary and secondary aerospace structures, using Abaqus and other tools, to ensure weight-optimized designs and safe, repeatable spaceflight.

You will document stress analyses, guide design engineers, and provide peer reviews while supporting production issues during transition to manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle primary structure analysis.
• Experience with Abaqus for aerospace structural analysis.
• Experience performing stress analysis on common manufacturing non-conformances.
• Complete hand calculations including free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation.
• Bolted joint calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, bearing, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.).
• Knowledge of common aerospace engineering materials and their applications to achieve optimal structures.
• Experience with classical analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, Blodgett, Mark’s Shigley, etc.).
• Demonstrated knowledge of vehicle load path and stress analysis of metallic and/or composite structures (pressure vessels, skin-stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc.).
• Demonstrated expertise with at least two of the following analysis codes: Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, LS Dyna, Hypermesh, Hypersizer, NASGRO, Abaqus
• Demonstrated experience using scripting languages (VBA, Matlab, Python, FORTRAN, etc.).
• Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.).
• Mesh generation (ex: mid-surfacing) and understanding of element types
• Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)
• Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across a varied team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Detailed hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures for new design.
• Drive hardware discrepancies to resolution by providing analysis substantiation for manufacturing non-conformances.
• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of detail parts and assemblies.
• Understanding of repair methods and analytical practices for both metallic and composite structure.
• Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
• Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers
• Supporting cross organizational teams with input for production activities and configuration development
• Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as creating process automation tools for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a seasoned structural analyst to support New Glenn development and operations. You will perform detailed hand calculations and FEM analyses for primary and secondary aerospace structures, using Abaqus and other tools, to ensure weight-optimized designs and safe, repeatable spaceflight.

You will document stress analyses, guide design engineers, and provide peer reviews while supporting production issues during transition to manufacturing.