Avionics Mechanical Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

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.

This opportunity reports to the Avionics Group inside of the Lunar Permanence business unit. As part of a growing, hardworking, and curious team of design engineers, you’ll be deployed to programs that shape the future of Blue Origin.

This position is for the design, analysis, and test of avionics enclosures for electronic components.

You will work as a member of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program team. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Transportation system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineering professionals, you will use your technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight.

Passion for our mission and vision is required. If you’re excited by providing near-term value, solving novel problems, learning about interesting topics, and completing challenging projects, please apply!

Responsibilities

• Contribute as a member of a cross disciplinary team in a fast-paced design environment
• Participate in the entire design cycle of flight and mission critical avionics
• Support developmental trade studies
• Create mechanical interface definitions, specifications, and control documents
• Collaborate with the electrical engineering team to incorporate printed circuit board and interconnect systems, including thermal and structural analyses of these components.
• Design avionics enclosure solutions for performance and high reliability in harsh environments
• Create 3D CAD models and assemblies, part and assembly drawings, installation drawings, and other required technical documentation
• Build and evaluate prototype assemblies
• Create assembly aids and test fixtures
• Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews
• Review assembly instructions and support hardware builds
• Validate requirements through design, test, analysis, and inspection
• Support Production and Quality Engineering by dispositioning material defects
• Manage revisions of the product design configurations through the product lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• 5+ years of experience with static structural, modal, random vibration, and thermal analysis (level commensurate with experience)
• Experience with Steinberg or Engelmeier solder fatigue
• Experience with FEA tools (ANSYS preferred)
• Experience with 3D CAD modeling programs (Creo preferred)
• Experience with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5)
• Ability to be self-directed and balance several tasks at one time
• History of communicating design concepts and analysis results effectively
• Experience designing ruggedized electronic enclosures or similar high-performance hardware
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a 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 Qualifications

• Experience with recent versions of Creo, Windchill, ANSYS
• Experience with fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics
• Familiarity with aerospace industry standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Marks’, Shigley, Steinberg, Roark’s)
• Familiarity with environmental testing including vibration, shock, and thermal cycle
• Experience with mentoring or training others
• Experience with mechanical packaging of optical systems
• Experience with LiDAR and / or radar systems

Compensation range for onsite WA applicants is $111,690-$148,920.00

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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