Senior Structural Analyst - Lunar Permanence Verified today
About the role
You will work as a Senior Structural Analyst within the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers. You will work directly with NASA and National Team Partners on the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program, playing a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond Earth.
Responsibilities
- Analysis from concept to drawing release of fluid and/or pressurized systems designed for Lunar spacecraft applications
- Closed-form and Finite Element analysis development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
- Strength checks and analysis report generation
- Test and verification plan and report generation
- Support configuration development and trade studies
- Process and tool development
Required qualifications
- Minimum B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace, civil engineering or physics
- 10+ years structural analysis experience in aerospace, energy or transportation
- Ability to solve static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and commercial analytical tools)
- Experience with FEM software, preferably ANSYS Workbench or NASTRAN
Desired qualifications
- Structural analysis of pressurized systems (piping, ducts, lines, valves, bellows, brackets, supports)
- Cryogenic systems or components under extreme temperatures and environments
- Bolted and welded joints
- Manufacturing methods, material selection, and testing
- Piping analysis software (Autopipe, Ceasar, or CAEPIPE)
- Programming languages (VBA, Python)
- CREO Parametric
- Industry codes or standards (AIAA, ASME, NASA)
- Aerospace, liquid propulsion systems, oil and gas components, energy, or transportation industry experience
Compensation
Base pay range varies by location: Colorado applicants $133,500.00 to $186,898.95; Washington applicants $145,188.00 to $203,263.20. Other site ranges may differ.
Employment requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as a refugee or granted asylum. Background checks required for all positions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for regular employees (20+ hours/week)
- Up to four weeks paid time off per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Potential bonuses based on role and performance