Engineer - Mechanical III - Lunar Permanence, Avionics / Optical Mechanical Packaging

About the role

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. The goal is to build sustainable infrastructure for transporting crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface.

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
• 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

Requirements

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

Qualifications

• 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

• Experience with one or more of the following packaging disciplines: avionics, optics, sensors, motor controllers, displays, controls, or LiDAR
• Experience with recent versions of Creo, Windchill, Ansys, Sherlock, Icepack
• Experience with Sigmadyne SigFit software
• Experience with fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics
• Experience with Steinberg or Engelmeier solder fatigue
• Experience with aerospace industry standard structural analysis methods (Bruhn, Marks’, Shigley, Steinberg, Roark’s)
• Experience with environmental testing including vibration, shock, and thermal cycle
• Experience with bonding and analysis of bonded joints
• Experience with optics standards for drawings and tolerances per ANSI/OEOSC ISO 10110
• Experience with mentoring or training others

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
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays