SLD ECLS Structural Analysis Engineer

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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!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth!

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers, you will be responsible for supporting our Responsible Engineers and Designers for the Blue Origin Lunar Lander Environmental Control and Life Support (ECLS) flight hardware.   The ECLS System is composed of the essential hardware to allow humans to safely inhabit space.   ECLSS circulates air around the vehicle picking up carbon dioxide, humidity and trace contaminants to be scrubbed and provides oxygen for breathing.   The internal cabin pressure is maintained and monitored.   Clean drinking water is provided to the crew.  The ECLS system also monitors for emergencies such as rapid depressurization and fire and counteracts them. 

You will use your technical know-how and analysis experience to develop hardware that is optimized to the important task of keeping humans alive on the moon.   You will report to the integrated product lead for Environmental Controls and Life Support and be imbedded on a team with responsible engineers, analysts, technicians, manufacturing engineers and others all working towards the same goal.   Your leadership skills will grow while you work with other divisions of Blue Origin in support of stress analysis activities.

You will work directly with NASA and our Blue Origin business units as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. The team building this vehicle is rethinking how space systems are designed, with a high-performance architecture, efficient reusability, and rapid design iteration. Join our team and pave the road to a permanent lunar presence!

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!

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 5% of the time
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities:

• Generate and run structural analysis models and provide design feedback
• Provide strong guidance on structural design and quantify performance over a variety of environments
• Optimizing structural design of fluid systems for mass, stiffness, leakage, reliability
• Collaborate with a small team working structural analysis and design
• Support complete life cycle of the ECLS hardware and support structure from definition, interfaces, conceptual design, detailed design, component development, assembly, verification, and operation  
• Work closely with designers to improve designs to deliver better than current state of the art performance
• Evolve prototypes into flight-qualifiable hardware
• We are looking for someone to apply their technical knowledge, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related engineering field
• 5+ years of experience in structural analysis and mechanical component design
• Proficient in the use of FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred) and the validation of structural analysis models
• Experience with classical hand calculations for stress analysis based on common aerospace reference materials (Shigley, Bruhn, Roark etc.)
• Experience with a wide variety of manufacturing methods, material selection, testing, characterization & allowable development
• Experience analyzing components in high vibration environments
• Experience writing analysis reports and approving flight hardware drawings
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of collaboration and inclusion
• Must be a 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

Desired:

• Proficient with a number of the following analysis codes: Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, LS-Dyna, Optistruct
• Skilled in using the Blue Origin Analysis Tool (BAT) or similar process
• Advanced Engineering degree
• Direct experience providing feedback for design iteration and optimization
• Experience with mechanical systems and housings applications, including valves, actuators, and mechanisms
• Experience with fatigue analysis and linear-elastic fracture mechanics (hand calculations, NASGRO, etc.)
• Demonstrated process automation experience using scripting (VBA, Matlab, Python, FORTRAN, etc.)
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Team leadership skills

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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Benefits

• Benefits include:  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%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off:  Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

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