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Blue Origin · 6 hours ago

Senior Structural Engineer - New Glenn

Merritt Island, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$145K/yr - $203K/yr

8+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. The Senior Structural Engineer will be responsible for the design, analysis, development, testing, and qualification of tanks for the New Glenn launch vehicle.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Structural design and configuration of launch vehicle pressurized and unpressurized structures, including interfaces

Perform detailed design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures

Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies with emphasis in manufacturability and cost reduction

Build 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents

Build test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware

Provide technical mentorship for integration

Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed

Lead configuration development and trade studies

Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis

Work with multi-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware

Develop component specifications and support supply chain in selecting suppliers

Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data

Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget, and technical status

Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers

Find opportunities for improvements and operational cost savings

Qualification

Structural designFinite element analysisComposite structuresMechanical design CreoMechanical design CATIA V5Material developmentGeometric DimensioningToleranceDesign for manufacturabilityLeadership skillsTechnical mentorshipCollaboration

Required

Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 8+ years of related experience

Experience on launch vehicles, aircraft or similar. Hands on experience with hardware “on the production floor” and/or “in service”

Design of minimal-mass structure, especially with aim to reduce cost and manufacturing time

Material development and structural testing

Experience with composite structures and adhesive bonds

Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles, for composites and metals

Strong mechanical design skills using Creo and CATIA V5

Ability to conduct structural analysis using classical hand-calculation and finite element techniques

Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance analysis (ASME Y14.5)

Preferred

Experience designing for manufacturability and value engineering, with focus on cost reduction and build time hour optimization

Experience designing hot and cryo structures

Experience with rapid development techniques for hardware

Demonstrated expertise with any industry standard analysis codes: Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, LS Dyna, Hypermesh, Hypersizer

Familiarity with buckling, fatigue and/or fracture failure modes

Experience or expertise with fabrication of large-scale composite structures

Knowledge of systems engineering practices, fabrication and integration processes, and quality control

Experience with Optimization and DOE methods as applied to design, analysis, and testing

Experience working in a multi-functional team responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and developing the design to produce world-class engineered products