Structural Design Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN

Structural Design Engineer III designing and analyzing aerospace structures for Blue Origin's New Glenn launch vehicle. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful hardware integration and testing.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeGreater Seattle Area • Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $121,023 - $169,432 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures
Create 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents
Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware
Provide manufacturing and production support
Support configuration development and trade studies
Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis
Work with cross-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware.
Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data
Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status
Identify opportunities for improvements and operational cost savings

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field
At least 5+ years industry experience in structural design and analysis of aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
Proficiency in business and engineering software (i.e. MS Office, Creo, Windchill, PLM, etc)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
M.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or equivalent technical field (Preferred Qualifications)
Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and develop designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis (Preferred Qualifications)
Understanding of material and design considerations in a cryogenic operating environment (Preferred Qualifications)
Experience with full product lifecycle of design, test, and production (Preferred Qualifications)
Experience with Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5 or greater, Windchill 10 (Preferred Qualifications)
Familiarity with classical hand analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark’s ect.) (Preferred Qualifications)
Familiarity with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, Abaqus, HyperMesh, Hypersizer (Preferred Qualifications)

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 (working at least 20 hours/week)
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

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Hard Skills & Tools

structural designstructural analysisfinite element analysishand calculationstest planningdata reductionmaterial considerationsdesign principlesproduct lifecyclemanufacturing processes

Soft Skills

communication skillscross-functional teamworkorganizational skillsproblem-solvinganalytical skills