Structural Analyst II - Lunar Permanence
About The Position
Blue Origin is seeking a Structural Analyst to join the Lunar Permanence business unit, which focuses on developing Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface, contributing to the mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The role requires technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality to ensure safe human spaceflight. The ideal candidate is passionate about the mission, enjoys solving novel problems, learning new topics, and completing challenging activities. As part of a growing team of design engineers, the Structural Analyst will be involved in developing the next generation of Lunar cargo delivery vehicles, ensuring hardware meets requirements within cost and schedule constraints.
Requirements
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
- 3+ years of experience in the prediction/validation of low and/or high frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling
- Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
- Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
- Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
Nice To Haves
- Spacecraft and launch vehicle loads development/validation experience
- Nastran superelement experience and coupled loads analysis (CLA) with launch vehicle
- Hyperworks, NASTRAN, and Matlab proficiency
- LS-Dyna proficiency
- Adams proficiency
- Wave6 proficiency
- SEA proficiency
- High frequency environment prediction skills related to spacecraft and launch vehicles
Responsibilities
- Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
- Acceleration, shock, and vibration measurement and data interpretation of ground and flight tests
- Modeling, simulation, and verification of spacecraft launch, in-space burns, and landing events
- Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
- General loads development for spacecraft and related ground systems
- Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
- Support configuration development and trade studies
- Femap, NASTRAN, and Matlab proficiency
- Support configuration development and trade studies
- Rigid and flexible body dynamics
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%
- Education Support Program
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
