Senior Structures Analyst - Lunar Permanence

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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 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 position supports the MK2 Crew Lander primary structure. This individual will use their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

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!

Responsibilities :

Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation

Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures

Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments

Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests

Strength checks and analysis report generation

Test and verification plan and report generation

Support configuration development and trade studies

Qualification s :

Minimum of a B.S. Degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering5+ years of experience in Structural static/dynamic fundamentals

Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation

Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
E xperience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or automotive in some of the following areas:

External loads

Vibro-acoustic analysis

Thermal loads

Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Optistruct Desired :

Vehicle load path definition and strength analysis

Analysis of metallic and/or composite structures (skin-stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc)
Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites

Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowables development

Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles

Structural optimization using standard industry codes ( Optistruct, Hyper Sizer, Nastran Sol 200, Abaqus, Adams)

Experience with Pro Engineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater

Experience with Human spaceflight

Experience with composite sCompensation Range for:

WA applicants is $ - $Other site ranges may differ

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