Sr Structural Design Engineer - Glenn

Overview

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 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 small, hardworking, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for the design, analysis, development, testing, and qualification of structural subsystems for New Glenn’s second stage and payload accommodations. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

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!

• Lead a design team through frequent hardware design cycles and advise them on technical design, analysis, qualification, testing, manufacturing, and integration activities

• Foster open communication and present to all levels of leadership within the organization

• Drive solutions forward and advise the team on problem resolution

• Take ownership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration onto a launch vehicle

• Design, analyze, develop, and test primary and secondary metallic and composite structures

• Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies

• Build 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents

• Build test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware

• Provide technical guidance and on-site support for manufacturing, production, and integration activities

• Support configuration development and trade studies

• Take ownership of test planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, and authoring of test reports

• Work with multi-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware

• Develop component specifications and manage suppliers

• Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data

• Participate in the development and purchase of new equipment and tooling

• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status

• Coach, mentor and technically assist other engineers

• Find opportunities for improvements and operational cost savings

• Work with spacecraft customers in a technical capacity

• Own spacecraft structural integration cycles

• Drive hardware discrepancies to resolution

• Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers

• Complete hand calc and FEM analyses to report margins of safety for primary and secondary aerospace structures

• Perform access studies, loss of clearance analyses, vehicle clocking studies, and develop solutions to mission unique requirements

• Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 10+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures

• 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.

• Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in one or more of the following areas:

• Vehicle load path distribution, and first order strength assessment and sizing

• Skin-stringer and sandwich panel design

• Material selection, compatibility and…