Blue Origin · 11 hours ago
Structural Loads Engineer III
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$121K/yr - $169K/yr
5+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles for the benefit of Earth. The Structural Loads Engineer III will support the development and operations of the New Glenn launch vehicle by generating, communicating, and validating structural loads, while collaborating with other disciplines to ensure proper analysis and documentation of results.
National DefenseAerospaceManufacturingRenewable EnergyNational Security
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Launch vehicle Coupled Loads Analysis (CLA) development and execution, including cross-discipline interactions to ensure proper analysis inputs/assumptions and to ensure generation of desired outputs
Documentation and communication of CLA and other loads results for internal, government, and commercial customers
Finite Element Model development/refinement, validation, and correlation to modal tests
Finite Element Model reduction using Component Modal Synthesis methods (e.g., Craig-Bampton)
General loads development for launch vehicles and related ground systems
Development of mathematical models and simulations for loads analysis
Resource-intensive computing, management of large datasets, reduction, and post-processing of data for engineering applications
Other low and high frequency structural loads tasks as required
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering
5+ years of relevant engineering experience
Passion for aerospace vehicle structural loads and analysis
Finite Element Modeling experience
NASTRAN and MATLAB proficiency
Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
Ability to process and present data for engineering applications
Preferred
3+ years of experience in launch and/or space vehicle structural loads prediction/analysis/measurement/testing
Spacecraft and launch vehicle loads experience
Spacecraft and launch vehicle structural analysis, design, build, and test experience
Experience with fatigue analysis and development
Experience with dynamic (modal) testing and correlation of structures
Experience with instrumentation for ground and flight tests
Experience with mathematical modeling, simulation, and control algorithms
Experience with high performance computing, management of large sets of data, AI, data science, and cloud computing
Experience with the following commercial software tools: HYPERMESH, ANSYS, DMAP, IMAT, PYTHON, FORTRAN, LS-DYNA
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.
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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