Sr. Structural Analyst - PP&I, Mission Unique Engineering

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a highly capable engineer to lead the structural analysis and lifecycle of hardware for advanced space systems. You will perform FEM and hand calculations, document stress analyses, and drive concept studies from requirements through integration.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, and mission teams to ensure safe, repeatable spaceflight. Responsibilities include leading analyses of metallic and composite structures, documenting results for drawings, and

Qualifications

• Lead the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements through design and qualification.
• Perform FEM and hand-calculation analyses for aerospace structures.
• Document stress analysis and support release of drawings.
• Develop concepts and run trade studies balancing risk, cost and performance.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing and mission integration teams.

Responsibilities

• Take leadership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
• Analysis lead of 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 / 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
• Provide shipside support and technical guidance during spacecraft integration

Skills

Leadership

Structural analysis

FEM

Stress analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in aerospace/mechanical engineering

Tools

FEM software

MATLAB

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a small, hardworking, passionate, diverse, and accomplished team of experts within Mission Management’s Payload Projects & Integration team, you will be responsible for studies, concepts, analysis, testing, and qualification of mission unique structural subsystems housed within New Glenn's payload accommodations element. This is a customer interfacing role that requires ingenuity and creativity to integrate customer payloads to the launch vehicle. The position requires a broad range of skillsets, adaptability, dedicated commitment, and attention to details to ensure safe and repeatable spaceflight.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, customer focused mindset, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities Include

• Take leadership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
• Analysis lead of 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 / 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
• Provide shipside support and technical guidance during spacecraft integration