Structural Analyst III - New Glenn

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

1d•$121,023 - $169,432

About The Position

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a hardworking team of engineers, designers and specialists you will perform analysis of structural subsystems for New Glenn’s first stage using classic hand calculations as well as Finite Element Model (FEM) simulations to support design, manufacturing and operations. A thorough understanding of structural analysis and load path is required as we strive for a weight optimized design. In addition, you will be responsible for creating analysis documentation that is concise and accurate and to perform peer reviews of analysis and reports generated by other team members. You will also be expected to provide structural analysis guidance to design engineers as well as junior structural analysts. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. As we transition from the initial design, release and qualification testing of the flight hardware to the production and operational phase you will be responsible for supporting production issues, ongoing testing and mission operations. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

Minimum of a B.S. degree or higher in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field.
5+ years of experience within the fields of aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle primary structure analysis.
Experience with Abaqus for aerospace structural analysis.
Experience performing stress analysis on common manufacturing non-conformances.
Complete hand calculations including free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation
Bolted joint calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, bearing, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.)
Knowledge of common aerospace engineering materials and their applications to achieve optimal structures
Experience with classical analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, Blodgett, Mark’s Shigley, etc.)
Demonstrated knowledge of vehicle load path and stress analysis of metallic and/or composite structures (pressure vessels, skin-stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc.)
Demonstrated expertise with at least two of the following analysis codes: Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, LS Dyna, Hypermesh, Hypersizer, NASGRO, Abaqus
Demonstrated experience using scripting languages (VBA, Matlab, Python, FORTRAN, etc.)
Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.)
Mesh generation (ex: mid-surfacing) and understanding of element types
Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)
Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across a varied team
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

MS degree in engineering or equivalent
Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements
Experience analyzing composite structure bolted joints, including assessment of bearing-bypass capability.
Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, FEM correlation, etc.)

Responsibilities

Detailed hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures for new design.
Drive hardware discrepancies to resolution by providing analysis substantiation for manufacturing non-conformances.
Documentation of stress analysis to support release of detail parts and assemblies.
Understanding of repair methods and analytical practices for both metallic and composite structure.
Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers
Supporting cross organizational teams with input for production activities and configuration development
Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as creating process automation tools for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation