Composites Mechanical Design Engineer III

Application close date:

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

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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will help the aerospace structures team solve challenging problems by defining composites engineering data, implementing processes for automated composites equipment and problem-solving on the shop floor as a liaison engineer during production of large composite launch structures through layup, cure, inspection, and assembly. 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:

• Serve as the responsible engineer for the development of primary and secondary composite structures, managing the complete in-house lifecycle from concept to certification
• Work as an integral part of the structures engineering team to produce, validate, and certify composite design for use in aerospace applications
• Generate all engineering drawings including detail ply buildup and tooling surfaces
• Generate all engineering CAD,  drawings including detail ply buildup and tooling surfaces
• Develop configuration and design trade studies
• Provide manufacturing and production support and coordinate activities between the design team and manufacturing team
• Incorporate lessons learned by implementing processes and training to enable error-free-engineering to minimize production discrepancies
• Create and maintain a detailed/prioritized schedule of activity and work to deliver results on schedule and on budget
• Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data
• Derive demand and generate requirements for new equipment and tooling to support scope
• Provide inputs to expenditure tracking and budgeting; develop estimates for materials and capital assets

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering core courses
• 5+ years of experience working in composite primary structure engineering development or hands on production role
• Experience with certification of composite parts for aerospace applications
• Expertise in one or more of the following: automated fiber placement (AFP) and tape laying (ATL), lamination, tooling, nondestructive evaluation, trimming/drilling/routing/machining, robotics, system integration, training, and production control systems.
• Knowledge of classic laminate theory and analysis for initial sizing of composite parts
• Familiarity with composite fabrication methods, VARTM, prepreg, RTM, etc
• Demonstrated expertise with Creo CAD software.
• Experience with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5) and performing tolerance stacks 
• Customer-focused with strong communication skills
• Minimal travel to manufacturing location is required (no more than 10%)
• 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:

• Familiarity with FEM software packages, ideally Ansys, CATIA, and/ or Hypermesh
• This includes but not limited to, BVID testing, full scale test development,  and overall damage tolerance certification for composite structures
• Knowledge in material selection, compatibility, and manufacturing techniques, assembly, integration, and qualification testing 
• Strong mechanical design, integration, and mechanism analysis skills using 3D modeling and simulation tools (CREO preferred)
• experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical system elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles (primary or secondary structure)
• Experience with large out-of-autoclave (OoA) oven curing
• Proven ability to work respectfully and cooperatively with various teams across large distances
• Exceptional analytical skills and a proven ability to drive complex projects with minimal oversight

 

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $107,707.00-$150,789.45;WA applicants is $117,498.00-$164,497.20

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

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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 Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles:  Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

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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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