Structural Loads Engineer III

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At Blue Origin we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. Were working to develop reusable safe and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety collaboration and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn a heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earths 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 small team youll work to generate communicate and validate structural loads to support the development of new space vehicles and test/launch facilities. Proficiency in loads analysis to include physics-based hand calculations finite element methods static and dynamic structural analysis and forcing function development is needed. Experience with simulation mathematical modeling data analysis and technical writing is preferred.

Candidates must have a willingness to take ownership of unfamiliar and complex problems communicate effectively and deliver technically excellent results in an ambitious and dynamic environment.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 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 Qualifications:

• 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.

At Blue we value excellent problem solving skills and an ability to learn and adapt. If you feel you are a strong candidate for this position but your qualifications or experience are not a perfect match we still welcome you to apply and will consider candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.

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• 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.

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