Sr. Structural Analyst, Landing Gear Systems – New Glenn
About The Position
The Sr. Structural Analyst will support development and operations of Blue Origin’s New Glenn launch vehicle, focusing on the Landing Gear Subsystem for the New Glenn 2.0 Stage 1 booster. The role contributes to subsystem design, development, testing, qualification, certification, production, and sustainment, with an emphasis on structural integrity, load paths, and weight optimization. The analyst performs structural assessments and detailed hand calculations and finite element analyses of structures and mechanisms. The role also supports reuse-life and inspection-interval definition through fatigue, fracture, and damage-tolerance analyses; provides analysis support for testing; and advises design engineers and junior analysts. Responsibilities include technical leadership in design trades and reviews, accurate analysis documentation and stress approval, assessment and disposition of hardware damage and nonconformances, and improvements to enterprise analysis capabilities through process automation.
Requirements
- B.S. degree or higher in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
- At least 8 years of experience in aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures.
- Strong proficiency in finite element method development and structural analysis, including boundary-condition definition, load application, result interpretation, and model validation; ANSYS is preferred.
- Strong command of classical aerospace analysis methods and references, such as Bruhn, Niu, Roark, Blodgett, Marks’ Standard Handbook, and Shigley.
- Experience with fatigue analysis and linear-elastic fracture mechanics, including hand calculations and NASGRO or equivalent.
- Experience analyzing mechanical systems, including mechanisms, actuators, shock struts, and hydraulic or pneumatic systems.
- Experience with development and/or qualification testing at component, sub-component, and system levels, including test requirements, setup/configuration, predictions, conduct/monitoring, and data reduction.
- Knowledge of engineering materials, material selection, and manufacturing methods for metallic and composite structures.
- Experience analyzing and dispositioning nonconformances, including repair methods for metallic and composite structures.
- Working knowledge of 3D CAD programs such as Creo, SolidWorks, or NX.
- 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.
Nice To Haves
- M.S. degree in engineering or equivalent.
- Loads development experience, particularly landing or transient loads.
- Experience with cryogenic and elevated-temperature systems and applicable analysis approaches.
- Experience with non-destructive evaluation (NDE) techniques.
- Process automation experience using scripting languages such as Python, MATLAB, or VBA.
- Advanced proficiency with one or more of Nastran, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, or OptiStruct, including explicit dynamics or impact analysis.
Responsibilities
- Own structural integrity assessments needed to design, build, test, qualify, and certify the New Glenn Stage 1 Landing Gear Subsystem.
- Perform detailed hand calculations and linear, nonlinear, and dynamic finite element analyses of primary and secondary structures and mechanisms for development, production support, and sustainment.
- Perform fatigue, fracture, and damage-tolerance analyses to support reuse-life and inspection-interval definition.
- Provide structural analysis support for component-, sub-component-, subsystem-, and system-level development, product improvement, and qualification testing.
- Provide technical leadership on design concepts and trades, considering risk, cost, and performance, and represent the stress analysis team at design reviews.
- Prepare and present technical content to internal and external customers and report technical status.
- Document stress analyses to support release of engineering drawings and documents; provide stress approval of designs, peer review, and independently validate others’ work.
- Assess damage, out-of-tolerance conditions, and nonconformances on metallic and composite hardware, and provide repair or use-as-is dispositions.
- Improve enterprise analysis capabilities, including process automation tools for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation.
- Provide structural analysis guidance to design engineers and junior structural analysts.
Benefits
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Basic and supplemental life insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Short- and long-term disability.
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%.
- Education Support Program.
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week.
- Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours.
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays.
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results or other factors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
