Senior Structural Analyst

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Sr Structural Analyst leading analysis, development, and testing of structural subsystems for New Glenn launch vehicle. Ensuring safe human spaceflight through collaboration and technical expertise.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,188 - $203,263 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take leadership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration
Analysis lead of primary and secondary metallic and composite unpressurized structures
Complete hand calc and FEM analyses to report margins of safety for aerospace structures
Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings/documents
Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies providing technical guidance
Build system and detail level models supporting structural design
Take ownership of structural test planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, and authoring of test reports
Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers
Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration
Improving enterprise analysis capabilities by creating process automation tools
Coach, mentor and technically assist junior engineers and analysts

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering
8+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in vehicle load path distribution, first order strength assessment and sizing
Skin-stringer, orthogrid, isogrid, and composite sandwich panel design
Experience working in a multi-functional organization to develop designs and produce world-class engineered products
Strong understanding of composite and metallic design fundamentals
Demonstrated expertise with Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, Hypermesh
Experience in using and working on LS-Dyna
Experience in bolted joint design and analysis
Structural design experience using CAD (Creo/Windchill preferred) and FEA tools
Strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative attitude
Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn, take ownership, and drive projects to completion.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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%
Education Support Program
Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

FEM analysisstress analysisstructural designprocess automationbolted joint designload path distributionfirst order strength assessmentsizingcomposite designmetallic design

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcoachingmentoringtechnical guidancecommunicationself-motivationownershipproblem-solvingproject management

Certifications

B.S. degree in engineering