Sr Manager Structural Analysis - Lunar Permanence
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.
Requirements
- B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
- 6+ years of experience in structural analysis
- Experience with analysis of metallic and composite hardware
- Experience with fluid product structural analysis, including tanks, tubes, manifolds, bellows, valves, etc.
- Experience in dynamic environment analysis, including vibroacoustics and shock
- Experience in space thermal environments
- Experience with fracture and fatigue analysis
- Experience with a wide range of analysis tools, including (but not limited to) NASTRAN, FEMAP, ANSYS, Hyperworks, Optistruct, HyperX, ADAMS
- 2+ years of experience in directly managing engineering staff
Nice To Haves
- Experience with spacecraft and/or launch vehicles
- Experience with analysis of additively manufactured parts
- Experience with topology optimization
- Experience with PTC Creo and Windchill
- Experience with material review boards (MRB)
- Experience across all phases of vehicle development, from concept formulation to build and test
- Experience with prototype and production vehicles
Responsibilities
- Manage, develop, and grow a team of analysts
- Engage with external facing customers
- Communicate and align resources and priorities across multiple subsystems, across vehicles, and across business units
- Develop methods and processes to improve automation and expedite analysis cycle times
- Perform iterative structural sizing to support robust product design across all vehicle design phases
- Support build and test non-conformances
- Create, review, and approve analysis models and hand calculations
- Author, review, adjudicate, and/or approve structural analysis documentation, including databooks, drawings, stress reports, test plans, design and analysis standards, and requirements verification
- Setup and execute technical milestone reviews
- Execute coupled loads analysis in launch, free flight, and docked configurations
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.
- Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
