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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 diverse 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 launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earth's orbit and beyond. Engineered with a reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, New Glenn is building the road to space As part of a unique and highly skilled team, you'll be responsible for structural analysis of space launch vehicle primary and secondary structures; as well as developing analysis processes. This is a hands-on position that involves all aspects of structural analysis throughout design, assembly, testing, and flight operations. 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: Detailed hand calc and FE analysis of primary and secondary aerospace structures. Documentation of stress analysis to support release of engineering drawings / documents. Making predictions, executing test campaigns, and creating reports in support of hardware qualifications. Providing technical guidance on design concepts (risk vs. cost vs. performance). Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status. Supporting other teams and team members with inputs for configuration development and trade studies. Analysis checks for designers and junior structural analysts in stress/stability/fracture analysis and best practices. Improving enterprise analysis capabilities such as creating process automation tools for model creation, optimization, strength checks, and analysis report generation. Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of a B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in engineering and 5+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive. Demonstrated proficiency with one or more of the following analysis codes, particularly with reading and manipulating input files: Nastran, Optistruct, Ansys, Abaqus. Proficiency with Altair Hyperworks products or suitable alternate, e.g. Abaqus. Understanding of FEM modeling techniques (boundary conditions, bolted connections, contact, verification methods, etc.). Experience with development and/or qualification testing (test requirements, setup/configuration, test predictions, test conduct/monitoring, etc.). Knowledge of aerospace and/or launch vehicle structural requirements. Familiarity with classical aerospace sizing methods (ex: Bruhn, Niu, Roark). Deep composites analysis, design, and manufacturing knowledge. Deep knowledge of bonded and bolted joint design, mechanics, and relevant analysis techniques. Analysis of composite and metallic structures (sandwich panels, skin-stringer, fittings, etc.). Familiarity with composite failure modes and standard test methods (in-plane, interlaminar, shear, fracture, etc.). Analysis of stability critical structures (local buckling phenomenon, global buckling, crippling). Bolted joint calculations (bolt preload, joint stiffness, shear-tension interaction, insert pull-out, etc.). 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. Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated experience with composite laminate and geometry optimization methods. Demonstrated experience with metallic or composite propellant tank analysis. Experience analyzing composite structures using lamina failure criterion (Tsai-Wu, Tsai-Hill, etc). D