Senior Structural Analyst

BLUE ORIGIN

Senior Structural Analyst ensuring structural integrity of BE-4 turbomachinery components at Blue Origin. Leveraging ANSYS Workbench for comprehensive analyses and collaborating with design teams.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeHuntsville • Alabama • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $145,188 - $203,263 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in ANSYS Workbench for Finite Element Analysis, including strength, fatigue, fracture, modal, and random vibration assessments, while effectively collaborating with design teams to ensure structural integrity and compliance with engineering standards.

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ANSYS Workbench ExpertiseFinite Element Analysis (FEM)Technical Drawing ReviewStructural Analysis ModificationsTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Finite Element AnalysisStrength AnalysisFatigue AnalysisFracture Analysis (NASGRO)Modal AnalysisRandom Vibration AnalysisFree Body Diagrams ConstructionStructural EvaluationsDesign ModificationsTechnical Documentation

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCollaborationCommunicationTechnical WritingFeedback Provision

Industry Keywords

TurbomachineryNon-Conformance AssessmentEngineering StandardsProcess GuidelinesBest Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Utilize your expertise in ANSYS Workbench to conduct comprehensive Finite Element Analyses (FEM), including, but not limited to, strength, fatigue, fracture, modal, and random vibration assessments on turbomachinery hardware.
Construct and interpret free body diagrams to effectively analyze and solve structural challenges.
Apply your understanding of Blue Origin’s structural command media to assess non-conformances on the BE-4 Main Turbopump components.
Review spin-start component and assembly drawings, providing feedback to ensure designs adhere to Blue Origin’s engineering, safety and performance standards.
Recommend and implement design modifications based on structural analysis results to improve performance and reliability.
Engage with design teams, project managers, and other engineering disciplines to ensure structural considerations are incorporated into the released definition of turbomachinery hardware, and subsequent iterations.
Will play a key role in helping with the development of process / best practice guidelines, and provide technical leadership / help skill development for the rest of the engineering team.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively within a collaborative team environment.
Excellent communication skills for presenting complex data and recommendations to stakeholders.
Excellent Technical writing and documentation of results and rationale.
Experience in reviewing technical drawings and providing structural input for design modifications.
Proven expertise in ANSYS Workbench and advanced understanding of strength, fatigue, fracture (NASGRO), modal, and random vibration analysis.
Ability to adapt existing analysis and problem solving skills to assess non-conforming hardware and establish the appropriate rationale for production flight hardware (Scrap, Use As Is, Repair etc…).
Adept in constructing free body diagrams to facilitate structural evaluations.

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