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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse 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.  
 

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

This role supports the development and operations of critical components New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earth’s orbit and beyond. Engineered with a reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, New Glenn is building the road to space.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists and engineers, you will provide structural analysis and design support for the New Glenn Components Team.  Components consist of items like valves, regulators, accumulators, actuators, manifolds, mechanisms, pumps, and other mechanical devices the program needs to support our vehicles and missions.  You will review and provide assessment of internally designed and vendor-produced designs and analysis and provide guidance on structural integrity requirements.

You will support New Glenn Components Team by carrying out structural design and analysis activities in accordance with Blue Origin and consensus standards and complete tasks including:

• Strength checks using classical hand calc methods as well as finite element analysis
• Conduct failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) for critical components
• Collaborate with design engineers to optimize structural designs for weight, strength, and manufacturability
• Documentation of structural analysis to support the release of engineering drawings/documents
• Mentoring designers and junior structural analysts in stress/thermal/stability/fracture analysis and practices
• Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
• Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget, and technical status
• Supporting other teams and team members with inputs for configuration development and trade studies
• Collaborate regularly with manufacturing and other teams

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 7+ years of demonstrated ability with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive
• Experience with one or more finite element modeling (FEM) packages (ANSYS Workbench, HyperWorks, ABAQUS, etc) required.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, elastic, and elastoplastic analysis, etc.)
• Comprehensive understanding of material mechanics and metallic failure modes.
• Experience with static and dynamic (modal, vibration, shock, transient) analysis methods.
• Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, instrumentation, 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.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS Degree in engineering and 10+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive
• Proven understanding of fatigue/fracture (NDE methods, fail-safe vs. safe life, NASA-STD-5019)
• Ability to understand and create free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation
• Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark)
• Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)
• Bolted joint hand calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, NASA-STD-5020 etc.)
• Proven process automation experience using scripting languages (Matlab, Ansys APDL, Python, VBA, Fortran 77/90+, etc.) is highly desired.
• Experience in writing detailed design and analysis reports
• Experience with analyzing/dispositioning non-conformances
• Experience with Creo (Pro-Engineer Wildfire 4 or greater)

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $136,467.00-$191,053.80

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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.

Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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