Onsite Loads & Dynamics Engineer III

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About the role

  • Loads & Dynamics Engineer III at Blue Origin designing and analyzing advanced concept vehicles for safe human spaceflight. Responsibilities include developing vibration and acoustic analyses and ensuring structural integrity of spacecraft.

Responsibilities

  • General Loads and dynamic environment development for spacecraft and related ground systems
  • Conduct detailed vibration and acoustic analyses using Wave6, focusing on full vehicle models to simulate real-world impacts.
  • Prepare detailed reports and present findings to stakeholders, contributing to strategic decisions on vehicle design and safety enhancements.
  • Developing, solving, executing, and validating common loads and vibration analysis approaches such as finite element analysis, acoustic boundary element models, and statistical energy analysis
  • Define and develop forcing functions (DAF, TBL, OASPL, and transient loads) for use in structural loads and response analyses
  • Modeling, simulation, and verification of all segments of spacecraft operations, including launch, on-orbit, docking, and landing events
  • Shock and vibration environment predictions and qualification test support
  • Support configuration development and trade studies

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical, aerospace, or civil engineering.
  • 5+ years experience in forecasting and authenticating structural dynamics and loads for flight vehicles.
  • Proficiency in vibroacoustic analysis methods (FE, BEM, SEA) using Wave6
  • Strong theoretical foundation in static and dynamic structural analysis.
  • Proficient in addressing static and dynamic structural challenges using analytical methodologies, including hand calculations, proprietary tools, and third-party commercial software.
  • Proficient in the creation, manipulation, and implementation of finite element models.
  • Practical experience in specifying loads and dynamic environments for design applications.
  • Experience with software such as Nastran, Matlab, and Femap, Hyperworks, or equivalent FEM pre-post software.
  • Skilled in generating Matlab or Python scripts for engineering applications.

Benefits

  • 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
  • Up to four (4) weeks paid time off per year
  • Up to 14 company-paid holidays

Job title

Loads & Dynamics Engineer III

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

$121,023 - $169,432 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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