Blue Origin · 10 hours ago
Senior Structures Design Engineer - Pressurized Structure | Lunar Permanence
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $203K/yr
12+ years expBlue Origin is a company dedicated to developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Senior Structures Design Engineer will play a key role in designing and analyzing structures for the Lunar Permanence business unit, contributing to the development of sustainable infrastructure for lunar transportation.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures, including composites and metallic piece parts, as well as 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
Work with vertically-integrated teams that are responsible for materials, manufacturing processes, to produce world-class aerospace 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
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering
12+ 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)
Preferred
Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and development designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis
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
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
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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