Senior Structural Analyst: Space Launch Vehicle Design

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental & Vision

Life Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled structural analyst to support the New Glenn program. You will perform hand calculations and FE analyses of launch vehicle structures, document stress analyses, and contribute to hardware qualification testing. You will mentor junior analysts and help advance automation in analyses.

Qualifications include a B.S. in engineering with 3+ years in aerospace structures, proficiency in Nastran/Ansys, and experience with Creo/CATIA for structural layouts.

Qualifications

• B.S. in engineering required; M.S. preferred for advanced roles.
• 3+ years of demonstrated ability with aircraft, spacecraft and launch vehicle structures.
• Proficiency with FEA software and structural analysis codes.
• Experience with development/qualification testing and load paths.

Responsibilities

• Detailed hand calc and FE analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures.
• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings/documents.
• Support test campaigns, create reports for hardware qualification.
• Mentor and perform analysis checks for designers and junior analysts.
• Improve enterprise analysis capabilities and automation tools.

Skills

Structural analysis

FEM modeling

Aerospace structures

Documentation

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

B.S. in Engineering

M.S. preferred

Tools

Nastran

Optistruct

Ansys

Abaqus

Hypermesh

Creo

CATIA V5

NASGRO

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled structural analyst to support the New Glenn program. You will perform hand calculations and FE analyses of launch vehicle structures, document stress analyses, and contribute to hardware qualification testing. You will mentor junior analysts and help advance automation in analyses.

Qualifications include a B.S. in engineering with 3+ years in aerospace structures, proficiency in Nastran/Ansys, and experience with Creo/CATIA for structural layouts.