Structural Analyst III – Payload Accommodation

BLUE ORIGIN

Structural Analyst III supporting Blue Origin's New Glenn Payload and performing detailed structural analysis for launch vehicles. Collaborate with a skilled team to ensure safe human spaceflight, focusing on composite and metallic structures.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Colorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $110,938 - $155,312 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide onsite engineering support during spacecraft integration to the launch vehicle
Detailed hand calc and FEM analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures
Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings/documents
Deep understanding of repair methods and analytical practices for both composite and metallic structure
Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance)
Maintain and report on production schedules, budgets and technical status
Supporting cross organizational teams with input for production activities and configuration development
Analysis checks for designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis and best practices
Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as creating process automation tools for model creation, strength checks, and analysis report generation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in engineering and 8+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive
Demonstrated proficiency with one or more of the following analysis codes, particularly with reading and manipulating input files: Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys
Basic proficiency with Altair Hyperworks products
Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.)
Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, etc.)
Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements
Free-body diagrams for internal and reaction load derivation
Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark)
Analysis of composite and/or metallic structures (sandwich panels, skin-stringer, fittings, etc.)
Familiarity with composite failure modes and standard test methods (in-plane, interlaminar, shear, fracture, etc.)
Experience with analyzing/dispositioning non-conformances
Experience and understanding of Non-Destructive Evaluation techniques
Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling)
Mesh generation (ex: mid-surfacing) and understanding of element types
Bolted joint calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.)
Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across a team
U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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
Stock Options for all regular employees
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

FEM analysisstress analysiscomposite structuresmetallic structuresNastranOptistructAnsysFEM modeling techniquesNon-Destructive Evaluationmesh generation

Soft Skills

technical guidancecommunicationcollaborationorganizational skillsreporting

Certifications

B.S. degree in engineeringM.S. degree in engineering