Lunar Structural Analyst

Blue Origin • Space Coast, WA

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About The Position

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 is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, you will be responsible for supporting our Responsible Engineers and Designers for the Blue Origin Lunar Lander Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) flight hardware. You will use your technical know-how and analysis experience to develop hardware that is optimized to the important task of keeping humans alive on the moon. You will report to the integrated product lead for Environmental Controls and Life Support and be embedded on a team with responsible engineers, analysts, technicians, manufacturing engineers and others all working towards the same goal. Your leadership skills will grow while you work with other divisions of Blue Origin in support of stress analysis activities. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of designing, building, testing and flying Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) flight hardware. The ECLS System consists of essential hardware that enables humans to safely inhabit space. ECLS circulates air around the vehicle, picking up carbon dioxide, humidity, and trace contaminants to be scrubbed, and provides oxygen for breathing. The internal cabin pressure is maintained and monitored. Clean drinking water is provided to the crew. The ECLS system also monitors for emergencies such as rapid depressurization and fire and counteracts them. Special Mentions: Relocation provided Travel expected up to 5% of the time

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
• 5+ years of experience in structural analysis and mechanical component design
• Proficient in the use of FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred) and the validation of structural analysis models
• Experience with classical hand calculations for stress analysis based on common aerospace reference materials (Shigley, Bruhn, Roark etc.)
• Experience with a wide variety of manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowable development
• Experience analyzing components in high vibration environments
• Experience writing analysis reports

Nice To Haves

• Proficient with a number of the following analysis codes: Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, Optistruct
• Skilled in using the Blue Origin Analysis Tool (BAT) or similar process
• Advanced Engineering degree
• Direct experience providing feedback for design iteration and optimization
• Experience with mechanical systems and housings applications, including valves, actuators, and mechanisms
• Experience with fatigue analysis and linear-elastic fracture mechanics (hand calculations, NASGRO, etc.)
• Demonstrated process automation experience using scripting (VBA, Matlab, Python, FORTRAN, etc.)
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Team leadership skills

Responsibilities

• Generate and run structural analysis models and provide design feedback
• Provide strong guidance on structural design and quantify performance over a variety of environments
• Optimizing structural design of fluid systems for mass, stiffness, leakage, reliability
• Collaborate with a small team working structural analysis and design
• Support complete life cycle of the ECLS hardware and support structure from definition, interfaces, conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation
• Work closely with designers to improve designs to deliver better than current state of the art performance
• Evolve prototypes into flight-qualifiable hardware

Benefits

• 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.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level