Structures Design Engineer III - Tanks - Lunar Performance

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

• Design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures, including metallic piece parts, weldments, and integrated structural assemblies
• Create 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents
• Provide manufacturing and production support for your hardware
• Provide technical guidance for integration
• Support configuration development and trade studies
• Apply practical approaches to hardware fabrication and cost impacts
• Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware
• Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis
• Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data
• Participate in the development and purchase of new equipment and tooling
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
• Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in one or more of the following areas: Structural design of metallic components and assemblies, Vehicle load path distribution, and first order strength assessment and sizing, Material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software
• Familiar with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5)
• Ability to learn, grow and tackle new challenges in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
• Passion for advancing the commercial space industry and human spaceflight

Qualifications

• M.S. degree or higher in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
• Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
• Experience with launch vehicle or spacecraft tank structure design or analysis experience preferred
• Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and development designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis
• Knowledge of design and analysis of friction stir welded or gas tungsten arc welded structures
• Understanding of material and design considerations in a cryogenic operating environment
• Experience designing and analyzing large airframe structures
• Experience with full product lifecycle of design, test, and production
• Experience with Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5 or greater, Windchill 10
• Familiarity with classical hand analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark’s ect.)
• Familiarity with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, Abaqus, HyperMesh, Hypersizer

Skills

• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software
• Experience with full product lifecycle of design, test, and production
• Experience with Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5 or greater, Windchill 10
• Familiarity with classical hand analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark’s ect.)
• Familiarity with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, Abaqus, HyperMesh, Hypersizer

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

Compensation range for CA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20, CO applicants is $110,938.00 - $155,312.85, WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.

Schedule

Compensation range for CA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20, CO applicants is $110,938.00 - $155,312.85, WA applicants is $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.