Sr Structural Analyst (Design and Integration) - Space Resources

About the role

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

Responsibilities

• Own structural design and configuration of pressurized and unpressurized structures and critical interfaces.
• Perform detailed design, analysis, development, and testing of structural hardware for both new development and production/sustainment initiatives.
• Plan and execute advanced linear and nonlinear FEA (ANSYS Structural), including thermal–structural coupling, model validation, and margin assessment.
• Develop and evaluate structural concepts; perform trade studies with emphasis on retiring design risk and focus on manufacturability, cost, mass, and schedule.
• Build and maintain 3D CAD models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents (ICDs).
• Generate engineering drawings and technical documentation that meet ASME standards and program requirements.
• Define and own test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development, qualification, and acceptance of flight hardware.
• Participate in and/or lead subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction, and correlation of test results with analysis.
• Work with multi-functional teams (e.g., subsystem leads, thermal, GNC, avionics, manufacturing, supply chain) to select materials, processes, and suppliers and to resolve integration issues.
• Perform access studies, loss-of-clearance analyses, configuration/layout studies, and develop solutions for mission-unique requirements.
• Lead problem resolution for structural issues discovered in analysis, testing, manufacturing, or operations; drive decisions and convergence in compressed decision cycles.
• Maintain and report on schedule, budget, and technical status for your owned hardware and analyses.
• Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers; provide technical leadership and cross-functional coordination.
• Identify and implement improvements to structural design practices, analysis workflows, and operational cost and cycle-time reductions.
• Support the development and modification of equipment, fixtures, and tooling as required to build and test structural hardware.
• Prepare and present clear technical content and recommendations to internal and external stakeholders, including program and executive leadership.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners throughout design, manufacturing, test, and mission integration.

  Requirements

  • B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Structural or related engineering discipline.
  • 10+ years of structural design and FEA analysis experience.
  • Proven experience owning structural design decisions (not solely in an analysis-support role); demonstrated responsibility for end-to-end hardware from requirements through flight.
  • Advanced proficiency in ANSYS Structural for linear and nonlinear stress analysis; experience with thermal–structural coupling strongly preferred.
  • Strong FEA workflow methodology, including: Model setup and load case definition, Discretization/modeling approach and simplifications, Correlation and validation against test or hand analyses, Margin assessment and clear communication of structural capability and risk.
  • Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles, including metallic design fundamentals, joints, and load paths.
  • Structural design experience using CAD (Creo/Windchill preferred), hand calculations, and FEA tools.
  • Experience with engineering drawings, ICDs, and technical documentation, including: Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T, ASME Y14.5), Familiarity with ASME Y14.100 and Y14.41 standards.
  • Experience working with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures, including “hands-on” interaction with hardware on the production floor and/or in service.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional efforts and interface effectively with subsystem leads, thermal engineers, manufacturing, and supply chain.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with compressed decision cycles and evolving priorities.
  • Comfortable with ambiguous or incomplete requirements and able to make credible technical calls under uncertainty.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex analysis and recommendations to non-specialists.
  • Ability to take ownership of hardware lifecycle from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, test, qualification, and integration.

    Qualifications

    • M.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Structural or related engineering discipline.
    • Experience designing minimal-mass structures for launch vehicles or spacecraft, including hot and cryogenic structures.
    • Experience with rapid hardware development cycles and iterative prototyping.
    • Demonstrated expertise with industry-standard analysis codes beyond ANSYS, such as: Nastran, OptiStruct, LS-DYNA, HyperMesh, HyperSizer, NASGRO, Abaqus.
    • Familiarity with buckling, fatigue, fracture mechanics, and damage tolerance methods for flight structures.
    • Experience with structural testing and material characterization, including development of allowable and test–analysis correlation.
    • Experience or expertise with metallic aerospace structures, pressure vessel (positive and negative) and associated fabrication methods (e.g., machining, forming, welding, additive).
    • Knowledge of systems engineering practices, requirements flowdown, verification and validation, and configuration management.
    • Experience participating in the development and modification of equipment, tooling, and fixtures for structural hardware build and test.

    Skills

    • Advanced proficiency in ANSYS Structural for linear and nonlinear stress analysis.
    • Strong FEA workflow methodology.
    • Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles.
    • Experience with engineering drawings, ICDs, and technical documentation.
    • Experience with industry-standard analysis codes beyond ANSYS.
    • Experience with structural testing and material characterization.
    • Experience with metallic aerospace structures, pressure vessels, and fabrication methods.
    • Experience with systems engineering practices.
    • Experience with equipment, tooling, and fixture development.

    Benefits

    Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program. Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week). Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays. Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

    Pay

    For CA applicants is $145,188.00 - $203,263.20

    Schedule

    Not specified