Early Career Structural Engineer - New Glenn

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!

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 hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, engineers, you will design structures for various spaceflight systems.

You will share in the team’s impact on the design of the Stage 1 Tank. The team is hiring Structural Design Engineers at levels 2, 3 and 4 which vary in professional experience and skills.

Candidates experience and qualifications will establish level. Employees will report to the Manager of Mechanical, Materials & Structural Engineering within the Stage 1 Tanks team.

Responsibilities :

• Support or lead engineering scope to close including detailed design, engineering release, procurement and test
• Maintain and revise released drawings and analysis based on engineering change requests from within Blue Origin and outside Suppliers.
• Create or support non-conformance dispositions during fabrication and assembly of hardware.
• Generate or modify 3-D models, component drawings, assembly drawings, and interface control documents.
• Perform or facilitate emergent analysis for non-conformances
• Generate or update documentation for assembly and testing of development and flight hardware.
• Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Support component specifications and participate in Supplier meetings.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and production teams in Florida Manufacturing Complex.
• Participate in the development and purchase of new equipment and tooling.
• Work with multi-functional teams across multiple work sites that include design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement and manufacturing.

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!

Qualifications :

• B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
• 3-5+ years in professional engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials, stress / strain, statics and finite element analysis.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures
• Experience with material selection, compatibility and metallic manufacturing techniques & product forms (e.g. sheet metal, machining, etc).
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T and design for manufacturability.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Strong product data management (PDM) skills (e.g. Windchill, TeamCenter, etc).
• Hands on experience with hardware on the production floor and / or in service
• Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of 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 :

• M.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
• ProE / CREO and Windchill experience
• Familiarity with buckling, fatigue and / or fracture failure modes
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project or another equivalent schedule software
• Familiarity with budget management
• Experience in risk management and consolidation of technical data for presentation to senior leadership

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $75,510-$105,714

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification.

At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

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.

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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