Mechanical Systems Engineer II - New Glenn

About the role

This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable. As part of a small, hard-working, and accomplished team of experts, you will lead the design, development, and test of various spaceflight systems, impacting all aspects of structures, mechanical, and fluid systems. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

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

• Applies engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair structural, mechanical, and fluid systems hardware.
• Strong emphasis on supporting production activities.
• Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred).
• Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and primary/secondary structures (ANSYS preferred).
• Identify available work and resolve roadblocks to facilitate production tasks.
• Release and support engineering artifacts across the product lifecycle to support hardware fabrication, assembly, verification, test, and operations.
• Implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Lead Root Cause and Corrective Action investigations into hardware failures to facilitate smooth production operations across the launch vehicle.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Recent experience managing aerospace or equivalent mechanical systems elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D modeling tools.
• Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5).
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components.
• 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

• 2-4 years of recent experience managing aerospace or equivalent mechanical systems elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles.
• 2+ years direct project management experience; including schedule, cost, risk, performance, change and configuration management, and supplier relations.
• Experience across the full product development lifecycle: concept definition, architecture, requirements capture and development, implementation, verification, system integration, qualification, and release.
• Experience in primary flight control actuator design.
• Experience in aerospace hydraulic system component design or system architecture design.
• Experience in aerospace deployable devices design such as doors, landing gear, or sensors.
• Experience in spacecraft separation systems design.
• Experience in Creo (Pro-E) and Windchill PLM.
• Experience in structural FEA using ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar tools.

Pay

Base Pay Range for WA applicants is $99,201.00 - $138,880.35. Other site ranges may differ.

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.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for bonuses based on individual contributions and company results.