Senior Structural Analyst - New Glenn

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

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.  

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earth’s orbit and beyond. Engineered with a reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, New Glenn is building the road to space.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers you will be responsible for structural analysis of launch vehicle hardware including landing gear, control surfaces, mechanisms for multiple spaceflight systems. You will share in the teams impact on all aspects of structural integrity throughout the entire product lifecycle, including concept design, testing and flight operations.

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

You will support New Glenn Aft Team by carrying out structural design and analysis activities in accordance with Blue Origin and consensus standards and complete tasks including:

• Strength checks using classical hand calc methods as well as finite element analysis
• Conduct failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for critical components
• Collaborate with design engineers to optimize structural designs for weight, strength, and manufacturability
• Documentation of structural analysis to support the release of engineering drawings/documents
• Mentoring designers and junior structural analysts in stress/thermal/stability/fracture analysis and practices
• Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget, and technical status
• Supporting other teams and team members with inputs for configuration development and trade studies
• Collaborate regularly with manufacturing and other teams

'Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 7+ years of proven ability with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive
• Experience with classical strength analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, Shigley etc.)
• Experience with one or more finite element modeling (FEM) packages (ANSYS Workbench, HyperWorks, ABAQUS, etc) required
• Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, elastic, and elastoplastic analysis, etc.)
• Ability to Mentor designers and junior structural engineers in structural analysis standard methodologies
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Desired:

• MS Degree in engineering and 10+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive
• Proven understanding of fatigue/fracture (NDE methods, fail-safe vs. safe life, NASA-STD-5019)
• Ability to understand and create free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation
• Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark)
• Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)
• Bolted joint hand calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, NASA-STD-5020 etc.)
• Proven process automation experience using scripting languages (Matlab, Ansys APDL, Python, VBA, Fortran 77/90+, etc.) is highly desired.
• Experience in writing detailed design and analysis reports
• Experience with analyzing/dispositioning non-conformances
• Experience with Creo (Pro-Engineer Wildfire 4 or greater)

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $129,611.00-$181,454.70;WA applicants is $140,959.00-$197,342.25

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DIBDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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Benefits

• Benefits include:  Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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