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!  

This role is part of the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

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.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team, you will oversee and perform structural analysis for various structures and systems on the New Shepard reusable launch vehicle. You will take ownership of the structural analysis and verification activities for vehicle design changes to improve vehicle safety, reliability, performance, and reduce operational cost. You will also support the disposition and repair development for manufacturing non-conformance and service damage. As an Analyst, you will coach, mentor, and technically assist other team members.

This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Our best team members are flexible in constantly evolving environments, thorough, detail oriented and passionate. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

The New Shepard team is headquartered in Kent, WA but we are actively building small teams in several of our remote office locations including Los Angeles, Denver and Huntsville. Hiring preference will be given to folks who are willing to relocate to Kent, but applicants for our remotes locations will absolutely be considered! 

Responsibilities include:

• Detailed hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures, mechanical systems, and pressurized hardware – including aerodynamic surfaces, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, hydraulic actuators, spring loaded mechanisms, landing gear, etc.

• Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance), deriving design requirements, specifying qualification approaches and test requirements, and processing test data

• Maintain and report on technical status of numerous independent projects

• Supporting cross organizational teams with input for production activities and configuration development

• Analysis checks for designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis and best practices

• Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings / documents

• Deep understanding of repair methods and analytical practices for metallic structure

• Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as creating process automation tools for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree or higher in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, or related field.

• 8+ years of experience within the fields of aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures

• Free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation

• Demonstrated proficiency with one or more of the following analysis codes, particularly with reading and manipulating input files and creating FEMs from scratch: Optistruct, ANSYS

• Basic proficiency with Altair Hyperworks products

• Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.)

• Mesh generation (ex: mid-surfacing) and understanding of element types

• Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, etc.)

• Bolted joint calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.)

• Knowledge of engineering materials and their applications to achieve optimal structures

• Strong experience with classical and aerospace analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark, Blodgett, Mark’s Shigley, etc.)

• Analysis of composite and/or metallic structures (sandwich panels, skin-stringer, fittings, etc.)

• Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)

• Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across a diverse team

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion. 

• 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

Desired:

• Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements

• Experience with analysis of Mechanical Systems, mechanisms, and actuators

• Experience with analysis of Hydraulic/Pneumatic Systems and pressurized components

• Loads development experience

• Experience with analyzing / dispositioning non-conformances

• Experience and understanding of Non-Destructive Evaluation technique

• Experience with Creo (ProEngineer Wildfire 4 or greater)

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $111,690.00-$156,366.00

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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