Principal Structural Analyst – Lunar Permanence

Principal Structural Analyst – Lunar Permanence

Join Blue Origin as a Principal Structural Analyst helping build sustainable infrastructure for lunar transport and the Zero Boil Off (ZBO) cryocooler program.

• Develop, execute, and manage structural analyses, reports, and qualification test plans of flight hardware.
• Lead and mentor engineers and insist on the highest standards.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary groups across programs and earn the trust of others.
• Evaluate and refine designs to ensure performance, reliability, and cost effectiveness.
• Conduct static and dynamic finite element analysis to determine stress, deformation, and fatigue characteristics.
• Evaluate and recommend materials and manufacturing processes for structural components.
• Support the design, manufacturing, assembly, testing, and qualification of new flight hardware.
• Participate in anomaly resolution and failure investigation efforts.
• Review and approve designs, changes, and risk assessments/mitigations.
• Lead technical presentations and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with company, industry, and regulatory requirements and standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in analysis and design.
• Expert knowledge of finite element analysis, structural dynamics, thermal environments, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong technical knowledge of complex vehicle packaging systems, including pressure vessels, thermal isolation, vibration isolation, and structural supports required to sustain environmental loads.
• Experience specifying launch or space vehicle testing requirements of low/high‑cycle fatigue, fracture, creep, shock, and vibration response tests.
• Experience developing Maximum Predicted Environments (MPEs) for space vehicle components.
• Experience with component sensitivity analysis to random vibration and shock environments.
• Experience managing technical reporting, requirements, verifications, and certification documents.
• Experience leading complex aerospace development programs through the complete lifecycle from initial design and requirements definition to successful flight operations and mission completion.
• Proficient in simulation tools (e.g., ANSYS or NASTRAN) and CAD software (e.g., CREO, NX, Catia).
• Experience with industry and regulatory requirements such as NASA‑STD‑5020, ANSI/AIAA S‑080A‑2018, JSC 65829, SMC‑S‑016.
• Experience setting technical direction for complex systems, including conducting trade studies and system optimization analyses to evaluate low, medium, and high‑performance technical architecture options.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts to non‑technical audiences.

• Masters or PhD in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Successfully designed, analyzed, qualified, and launched space vehicle hardware (including valves, turbo machinery, heat exchangers, and pressure vessels).
• Knowledge and familiarity with fatigue and fracture mechanics.
• Experience executing launch or space vehicle testing, including low/high‑cycle fatigue, fracture, creep, shock, and vibration response tests.
• Experience interpreting and applying SMC‑S‑016 vibration environments to large system models.
• Experience analyzing pneumatic/cryogenic pressure systems—including fluid fittings, flexible elements, welded tubing, weight‑critical pressure vessels, and separation‑critical fastened joints.
• Experience resolving anomalies, conducting root cause analyses, presenting/disposing of high‑value mission‑critical engineering non‑conformances.
• Experience chairing decision‑making meetings.

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