Structural Analyst III – Lunar Transportation Valves Team

BLUE ORIGIN • Los Angeles, CA

1d • $121,023 - $169,432

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. This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. Our MK2 Crew Lander mission will demonstrate the lander’s core capabilities – including the privately funded BE-7 landing engine, precision landing sensors, and integrated power and propulsion architecture – as a precursor to certifying the vehicle for use by NASA as part of the Artemis lunar exploration program. The team building this vehicle is rethinking how space systems are designed, with a high-performance architecture, efficient reusability, and rapid design iteration. As a key member of the Lunar Core Components Valves team, you will be applying your skills to performing structural analysis on Lunar vehicle components (valves). You will use the insight from these analyses to provide design suggestions to the Responsible Engineers so they can create a more optimal valve design for their application. You will work through the product lifecycle and see this hardware mature from an initial CAD model to a flight qualified hardware that is installed onto one of our Lunar vehicles. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, communication skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in structural analysis and mechanical component design
• Proficient in the use of FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred) and the validation of structural analysis models
• Experience with classical hand calculations for stress analysis based on common aerospace reference materials (Shigley, Bruhn, Roark etc.)
• Experience with a wide variety of manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowable development
• Experience analyzing components in high vibration environments

Nice To Haves

• Proficient with a number of the following analysis codes: Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, Optistruct
• Advanced Engineering degree
• Direct experience providing feedback for design iteration and optimization
• Experience with cryogenic and elevated temperature systems applications
• Experience with fatigue analysis and linear-elastic fracture mechanics (hand calculations, NASGRO, etc.)
• Demonstrated process automation experience using scripting (VBA, Matlab, Python, FORTRAN, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Generate and run structural analysis models and provide design feedback
• Provide expert guidance on structural design and quantify performance over a variety of environments
• Optimizing structural design of fluid system valves for mass, stiffness, leakage, reliability
• Technical leadership of a small team working structural analysis
• Support complete life cycle of the valves from definition, interfaces, conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation
• Work closely with designers to improve designs to deliver better than current state of the art performance

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.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level