Structural Analyst III- Lunar Permanence Verified today

About the Role

This position is part of Blue Origin's Lunar Permanence business unit, developing Blue Moon landers and infrastructure for crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.

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, and 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: identify limiting load paths and failure modes, reanalyze updated load cases, update margins, and recommend 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 analysis 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+ 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.
• Knowledge of composite structures (laminates, sandwich panels, ply-level allowables, failure criteria).
• Experience with fracture mechanics, damage tolerance, or fatigue analysis.
• Joint analysis experience (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).
• Comfort working in an agile development setting with shifting priorities and rapid iterations.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation range for Washington applicants: $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, 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.

Employment Requirements

Applicants must 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 check required for all positions.