Sr. Production Engineer

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Applies engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair structural and mechanical systems hardware.
• Strong emphasis on supporting integration 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 integration tasks.
• Release and support of engineering artifacts across the product life cycle to support hardware fabrication, assembly, verification, test and operations.
• Implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
• Research and analyze customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Investigate equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience in Production Support Engineering.
• 5-10+ years of recent experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical system 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.
• Confirmed understanding of materials and treatments.
• Experience and ability to work independently on rapid development programs.
• 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

• Experience in primary flight control actuator design.
• Experience in primary structures design.
• Experience in aerospace deployable devices design such as doors, landing gear or sensors.
• Experience in aerospace hydraulic system component design or system architecture design.
• Experience in spacecraft separation systems design.
• Experience in Creo (Pro-E).
• Experience in structural FEA using ANSYS, NASTRAN or similar tools.
• Experience leading at least 1 multi-person development project, leading requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, cost, and communications.

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 benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results.

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. Background checks are required for all positions.