Senior Engineer – Stress Analyst, Lunar Permanence

BLUE ORIGIN

Sr. Engineer - Stress Analyst working on the Lunar Transportation system at Blue Origin.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeColorado, Florida, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $133,500 - $186,898 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Analysis of load path from conceptual to drawing release and hardware creation
Analysis of primary and secondary spacecraft structures
Integration of structural analysis with loads and dynamics environments
Finite Element Model development, refinement, validation, and correlation to tests
Strength checks and analysis report generation
Test and verification plan and report generation
Support configuration development and trade studies

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical, aerospace or civil engineering
8+ years of experience
Solid foundation of structural static/dynamic fundamentals
Passion for spacecraft structural/environmental loads development/validation
Ability to solve a variety of static and dynamic structural problems using physics-based analytical methods (hand calculations, in-house tools, and 3rd party commercial analytical tools)
Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle, or automotive in some of the following areas: External loads, Vibro-acoustic analysis, Thermal loads
Analysis using Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, or Optistruct.
Vehicle load path definition and strength analysis
Analysis of metallic and/or composite structures (skin-stringer, fittings, sandwich panels, etc)
Composite design and analysis skills in any thermoset, thermoplastic, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites
Manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowables development
Experience testing materials, joints, components and vehicles
Structural optimization using standard industry codes (Optistruct, HyperSizer, Nastran Sol 200, Abaqus, Adams)
Experience with ProEngineer Wildfire 4 / Creo Parametric or greater
Experience with Human spaceflight
Experience with composites

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 analysisfinite element modelingstatic analysisdynamic analysiscomposite designstrength analysisvibro-acoustic analysisthermal loads analysisstructural optimizationmanufacturing methods

Soft Skills

problem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detailcommunicationcollaboration