Senior Structural Engineer – Spaceflight Launch Structures

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement plan with 401(k) match

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking a senior structures engineer to design and analyze launch vehicle structures, focusing on the Stage 1 Mid Module for New Glenn. This role emphasizes end-to-end design, analysis, and integration across multifunctional teams.

You will own the design cycle, perform FEA, and collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing to ensure readiness, with travel up to 20% as needed.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
• 8+ years in professional engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials, stress/strain, statics, structures sizing and finite element analysis.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
• Experience with material selection, compatibility, and metallic manufacturing techniques & product forms (e.g. sheet metal, machining).
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T and design for manufacturability.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Strong product data management (PDM) skills (e.g. Windchill, TeamCenter).
• Hands on experience with hardware on the production floor and/or in service.
• Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering scope to close including planning, design, structural analysis, engineering release, procurement, and test.
• Ownership of the entire design cycle of structure components, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, build, development testing, and qualification.
• Develop, release, and maintain a full CAD and drawing engineering definition package.
• Support procurement activities to support vehicle build schedules.
• Support integrated test objectives, data review, and reporting.
• Perform or facilitate emergent analysis for non-conformances.
• Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Work with multi-functional teams across multiple work sites that include design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement, and manufacturing.

Skills

Mechanics of materials

Finite element analysis

Design sizing

3D CAD

Product data management

Manufacturing on production floor

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. in mechanical/structural engineering

Tools

Windchill

TeamCenter

3D CAD software

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is seeking a senior structures engineer to design and analyze launch vehicle structures, focusing on the Stage 1 Mid Module for New Glenn. This role emphasizes end-to-end design, analysis, and integration across multifunctional teams.

You will own the design cycle, perform FEA, and collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing to ensure readiness, with travel up to 20% as needed.