Sr Manager Structural Analysis - Lunar Permanence

Application close date:

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 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.

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.

You will be responsible for a team that performs stress analysis, internal and external loads analysis, and dynamic analysis for the MK1 Transfer Stage vehicle. Your team supports all products on the vehicle from conceptual design through build and test.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Manage, develop, and grow a team of analysts

Engage with external facing customers

Communicate and align resources and priorities across multiple subsystems, across vehicles, and across business units

Develop methods and processes to improve automation and expedite analysis cycle times

Perform iterative structural sizing to support robust product design across all vehicle design phases

Support build and test non-conformances

Create, review, and approve analysis models and hand calculations

Author, review, adjudicate, and/or approve structural analysis documentation, including databooks, drawings, stress reports, test plans, design and analysis standards, and requirements verification

Setup and execute technical milestone reviews

Execute coupled loads analysis in launch, free flight, and docked configurations

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering6+ years of experience in structural analysis

Experience with analysis of metallic and composite hardware

Experience with fluid product structural analysis, including tanks, tubes, manifolds, bellows, valves, etc.

Experience in dynamic environment analysis, including vibroacoustics and shock

Experience in space thermal environments

Experience with fracture and fatigue analysis

Experience with a wide range of analysis tools, including (but not limited to) NASTRAN, FEMAP, ANSYS, Hyperworks, Optistruct, HyperX, ADAMS2+ years of experience in directly managing engineering staff

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with spacecraft and/or launch vehicles

Experience with analysis of additively manufactured parts

Experience with topology optimization

Experience with PTC Creo and Windchill

Experience with material review boards (MRB)
Experience across all phases of vehicle development, from concept formulation to build and test

Experience with prototype and production vehicles

Additional Information:

Relocation provided

Travel expected up to 15% of the time Interviews will include a technical assessment

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $ - $Other site ranges may differ

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