Lunar Operations Mechanical Engineer – Analysis

As part of a talented and hardworking team of engineers, you will partner with engineering analysis teams across structural, mechanical, fluids, ECLSS and thermal subsystems at Blue Origin Lunar Plant 1. You'll own manufacturing tooling and fixtures analysis. You will work every day with design engineers, manufacturing engineers and technicians. Beyond validating tooling design before use, your analysis directly informs disposition of non-conformances on human-rated hardware.

Responsibilities

• Structural and mechanical analysis: hand calcs and FEA for strength, stiffness, stability, fatigue, and fastener and joint margins, on tooling and lander hardware.
• Lifting and handling equipment: size and verify below-the-hook lifters and handling fixtures to ASME BTH-1 / B30.20 and Blue requirements; define proof tests and acceptance criteria.
• Thermal analysis: steady-state and transient models for hardware installs, thermal hardware and process tooling (bake-out, cure and thermal-cycle fixtures), including thermal growth and distortion.
• Fluids and ECLSS analysis: pressure drop, flow and pressure-vessel / line margin checks; support ECLSS hardware and fluid test rigs.
• Loads and environments: define handling, transport, test and thermal load cases and factors of safety with design, test and safety.
• Write the record: clear analysis reports with assumptions, margins and limitations; peer review others' work; correlate models to proof and test data.
• Influence design early: work in the CAD with designers, run quick trades, and steer toward lighter, simpler, safer designs.
• Non-conformance disposition support: perform analysis of defect conditions found during manufacturing, whether due to damage or fitment issues, and develop standard repair analyses that support updated acceptance criteria.
• State-of-the-art analysis capability development: develop analysis techniques in emerging fields such as softgoods and biomechanical applications.

Minimum Qualifications (required)

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