SLD ECLS Structural Analysis Engineer
| Company | Blue Origin |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, WA, USA, Denver, CO, USA |
| Salary | $107707 – $164497 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- 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
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
Preferred Qualifications
- 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