Structural Analyst III- Lunar Permanence Verified today

About the role

This position is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. You will lead full-vehicle structural analysis and substantiation for sustainable lunar transport infrastructure.

Key responsibilities

• Own full-vehicle structural analysis from concept through qualification, including assumptions, modeling approach, documentation, and margin closure.
• Develop, maintain, and execute finite element models (FEM) at component, subsystem, and vehicle level; ensure model configuration control and traceability.
• Operate Hyper-X for analysis workflows and deliverables; integrate tool outputs into substantiation and reporting.
• Perform structural assessments across relevant environments:
  • Quasi-static and inertial loads
  • Coupled loads analysis (CLA) support
  • Modal, random vibration, sine vibration, acoustic, and shock response
  • Buckling, stiffness/deflection, load path validation
• Create and review stress reports, substantiation packages, and certification/qualification artifacts (methods, results, margins, sensitivities).
• Conduct hand calculations to validate FEM results and support rapid trades.
• Evaluate and uprate existing structures to carry higher loads, including identifying limiting load paths, reanalyzing updated cases, updating margins, and recommending reinforcement or redesign options (doublers, stiffeners, thicker gages, joint redesign, material changes, interface updates).
• Support retrofit/repair dispositions and verification plans (analysis and/or test).
• Partner with design, systems, loads and dynamics, thermal, manufacturing, and test teams to define requirements, support hardware builds, resolve nonconformances, and drive structural risk retirement via testing and correlation.
• Support design trades (mass, stiffness, frequency, packaging, manufacturability) and provide actionable recommendations early in the design cycle.
• Mentor junior analysts and contribute to improving team standards, templates, and analysis best practices.

Required qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil/Structural Engineering, or related field (M.S. preferred).
• 7 or more years of professional experience performing structural/stress analysis for spacecraft, launch vehicles, satellites, aircraft, or similarly rigorous flight hardware.
• Demonstrated ability to lead/own analysis for a complex system through design phases and into qualification.
• Strong proficiency with FEM development and structural analysis methods, including boundary condition definition, load application, result interpretation, and model validation.
• Ability to operate Hyper-X and apply it effectively to deliver program-quality analysis outputs.
• Experience producing clear, review-ready technical documentation (stress reports, analysis memos, margin summaries) and presenting results at design reviews.
• Working knowledge of spaceflight structural environments and verification approaches (analysis vs. test, correlation, uncertainty factors).

Desired qualifications

• Experience with space-rated structures (primary structure, load-bearing assemblies, appendages, mechanisms support structure).
• Background in dynamics/pyroshock, vibro-acoustics, or CLA workflows.
• Experience with composite structures (laminates, sandwich panels, ply-level allowables, failure criteria).
• Fracture mechanics, damage tolerance, or fatigue analysis (as applicable to program standards).
• Joint analysis (bolted joints, inserts, bonded joints) and interface load paths.
• Familiarity with typical aerospace FEA solvers and pre/post processing tools (in addition to Hyper-X).
• Test correlation experience (modal test correlation, static proof/limit testing, vibe/acoustic correlation).
• Comfortable working in an agile development setting with shifting priorities and rapid iterations.

Compensation and location

Base pay range for Washington applicants: $121,023.00 to $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ. Two locations available.

Employment details

This is a full-time position. Blue Origin requires applicants to be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background checks are required for all positions. Additional checks (DBIDS, CDL/hazmat, or Merchant Mariner Credential requirements) may apply depending on role duties and site access.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision coverage; 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 working at least 20 hours per week; and paid time off of up to four weeks per year plus up to 14 company-paid holidays. Bonuses may be available based on individual contributions and company performance, subject to eligibility and change at the company's discretion.