Senior Structural Analyst Space Launch Vehicles

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 111,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a senior structural analyst to own the strength analysis of primary and secondary structures for New Glenn payload accommodations. You will size, analyze, test, and qualify components and coordinate with manufacturing for successful hardware integration onto the launch vehicle.

You will apply your CAD/FEA skills and work with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, reliable spaceflight hardware, including experience with Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, and Hypermesh.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 6+ years of aircraft/spacecraft structures experience.
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
• Experience on aircraft or launch vehicles in load path distribution and sizing; skin-stringer, orthogrid, isogrid.
• Experience in a multi-functional org to develop designs and deliver products
• Strong understanding of composite and metallic design fundamentals
• Proficiency with Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, Hypermesh
• Experience in bolted joint design and analysis
• Structural design using CAD (Creo/Windchill), hand calcs, and FEA tools
• Ownership of hardware lifecycle from requirements to integration
• Strong written and verbal communication and teamwork
• Self-motivated to learn and drive projects to completion

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
• Analyze, develop, and test 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 and 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
• Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers
• Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration
• Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration

Skills

Ansys

Nastran

Optistruct

Hypermesh

FEM analysis

CAD Creo

Windchill

Composite design

Metallic design

Bolted joint design

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Creo/Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a senior structural analyst to own the strength analysis of primary and secondary structures for New Glenn payload accommodations. You will size, analyze, test, and qualify components and coordinate with manufacturing for successful hardware integration onto the launch vehicle.

You will apply your CAD/FEA skills and work with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, reliable spaceflight hardware, including experience with Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, and Hypermesh.