Washington Staffing
Structural Design Engineer III - New Glenn
Washington Staffing, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Structural Subsystems Engineer
At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, hardworking, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for the analysis, development, testing, and qualification of structural subsystems for New Glenn's second stage and payload accommodations. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities include: Take ownership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration Design, analyze, develop, and test primary and secondary metallic and composite unpressurized structures Complete hand calc and FEM analyses to report margins of safety for primary and secondary aerospace structures Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies Build system and detail level models supporting structural design Take ownership of structural test planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, and authoring of test reports Work with spacecraft customers in a technical capacity Own spacecraft structural integration cycles Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers Perform access studies, loss of clearance analyses, vehicle clocking studies, and develop solutions to mission unique requirements Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 5+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in one or more of the following areas: Vehicle load path distribution, and 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 any industry standard analysis codes: Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, Hypermesh Experience in bolted joint design and analysis Structural design experience using CAD (Creo/Windchill preferred), hand calculations, and FEA tools Ability to take ownership of the hardware lifecycle from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration onto a launch vehicle Strong written and verbal communication skills Collaborative attitude and effective interpersonal skills Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn, take ownership, and drive projects to completion Preferred Qualifications: Dynamic separation systems and interface design Experience with rapid development techniques for hardware Experience with fabrication using automated fib
At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, hardworking, passionate, and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for the analysis, development, testing, and qualification of structural subsystems for New Glenn's second stage and payload accommodations. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities include: Take ownership of the full lifecycle of hardware from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration Design, analyze, develop, and test primary and secondary metallic and composite unpressurized structures Complete hand calc and FEM analyses to report margins of safety for primary and secondary aerospace structures Perform research, develop concepts, and run trade studies Build system and detail level models supporting structural design Take ownership of structural test planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, and authoring of test reports Work with spacecraft customers in a technical capacity Own spacecraft structural integration cycles Prepare technical content and present to internal and external customers Perform access studies, loss of clearance analyses, vehicle clocking studies, and develop solutions to mission unique requirements Collaborate with internal and external teams throughout design, manufacturing, and mission integration Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 5+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in one or more of the following areas: Vehicle load path distribution, and 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 any industry standard analysis codes: Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, Hypermesh Experience in bolted joint design and analysis Structural design experience using CAD (Creo/Windchill preferred), hand calculations, and FEA tools Ability to take ownership of the hardware lifecycle from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration onto a launch vehicle Strong written and verbal communication skills Collaborative attitude and effective interpersonal skills Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn, take ownership, and drive projects to completion Preferred Qualifications: Dynamic separation systems and interface design Experience with rapid development techniques for hardware Experience with fabrication using automated fib