Engineer - GSE & Tooling Stress Analyst III

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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.

We are a dynamic team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists and engineers, you will work with a variety of multi-disciplined engineers to perform structural analysis on ground support equipment, for the New Glenn Component Test team. You will create free body diagrams, perform hand calculations, create FEA/FEM analyses, and release your analysis in Windchill PDM.

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!

• Perform strength assessments utilizing both classical analysis techniques and finite element analysis (FEA) for tooling and ground support equipment (GSE)

• Document and review stress analyses to facilitate the release of engineering drawings and related documentation

• Mentor tooling designers on best practices in stress, stability, and fracture analysis

• Provide technical guidance on design concepts, including risk, cost, and performance trade-offs

• Support cross-functional teams with input for design development, analysis, and trade studies

• Lead conceptual and detailed analysis of tooling and equipment for the manufacture and assembly of structural components, mechanical/actuated systems, and hydraulic and fluid systems

• Serve as the technical point of contact and responsible party for vendor-developed tooling projects

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (minimum), with 5-8 years of experience analyzing ground support equipment (GSE) or tooling in the automotive, aerospace or similar industry

• Experience creating and validating finite element models (FEMs) using Ansys or NX Simulation with Nastran

• Proven Experience of FEA using 1D, 2D & 3D elements with models containing weldments, machined parts, and weldments

• Proficiency in generating free-body diagrams to calculate internal loads and reaction forces, and in simplifying and idealizing structural problems of varying complexity

• Extensive experience analyzing steel and aluminum tooling, including machining fixtures and weldments using hand calculations

• Proficiency in performing bolted joint hand calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.)

• Proficiency in performing welded joint hand calculations (required size, length, effective throat, direct and resultant stress, and failure modes

• Proficiency in performing modal analysis on vibration fixture design.

• Demonstrated ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion

• Familiarity with applicable structural codes (AISC-360, ASME B30 & 31, ASME BTH-1, etc.)

• 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.

• Professional Engineer (PE) licensure

• Proficiency with Creo and/or Siemens NX…