Structural Analyst III (Loads & Dynamics) - Lunar Permanence

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

Responsibilities

• 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)
• Acceleration, shock, and vibration measurement and data interpretation of ground and flight tests
• Modeling, simulation, and verification of spacecraft launch, in-space burns, and landing events
• Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
• Support configuration development and trade studies
• Femap, NASTRAN, and Matlab proficiency
• Rigid and flexible body dynamics

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
• 5+ years of experience in the prediction/validation of low and/or high frequency structural dynamics and loads, in addition to finite element modeling
• Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals

Qualifications

• Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation

Skills

• Spacecraft and launch vehicle loads development/validation experience
• Nastran superelement experience and coupled loads analysis (CLA) with launch vehicle
• Hyperworks, NASTRAN, and Matlab proficiency
• LS-Dyna proficiency
• Adams proficiency
• Wave6 proficiency
• SEA proficiency
• High frequency environment prediction skills related to spacecraft and launch vehicles

Benefits

• 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%
• 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

Pay

For WA applicants, the compensation range is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.

Schedule

Details on the schedule are not specified in the job posting.