Structural Analyst III- Core mechanical Lunar Permanence
About The Position
The Structural Analyst III role is part of Blue Origin’s Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Moon landers and related products. The team is building sustainable infrastructure to transport crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. The Structural Analyst will apply technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality to help advance safe, reliable, and repeatable spaceflight and safe human spaceflight. The role involves solving static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods, including hand calculations, in-house tools, and commercial analytical software. The analyst will perform acceleration, shock, and vibration analyses; develop, refine, validate, and correlate finite element models to tests; and support configuration development and trade studies of separation mechanisms.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering.
- At least 5 years of experience in structural analysis of space or aerospace vehicles, structures, or mechanisms.
- Solid foundation in structural static and dynamic fundamentals.
- Passion for spacecraft structural and environmental loads development and validation.
- Ability to solve varied static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods, including hand calculations, in-house tools, and third-party commercial analytical tools.
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, U.S. permanent residents, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as refugees or granted asylum.
Nice To Haves
- Spacecraft mechanisms or systems analysis experience.
- Proficiency with HyperWorks, NASTRAN, ANSYS, Abaqus, and MATLAB.
- LS-DYNA experience.
- Fatigue and fracture analysis experience.
Responsibilities
- Solve static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods, including hand calculations, in-house tools, and commercial analytical tools.
- Perform acceleration, shock, and vibration analyses.
- Develop, refine, and validate finite element models, and correlate models to test results.
- Support configuration development and trade studies of separation mechanisms.
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
- Up to four weeks of paid time off per year, based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on role type, job level, company intent, individual contributions, and other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
