Friction Stir Welding Engineer II – Materials & Processes

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a Materials and Process Engineer II to advance friction stir welding for the New Glenn program. You will develop, optimize, and characterize FSW processes in aluminum structures, support design for production, and lead material testing and quality control activities.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to select materials, processes, and suppliers, write test plans, and evaluate data to generate design values. U.S. citizenship required.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in materials engineering, welding engineering, mechanical engineering or related field.
• 2+ years metallurgy experience in aerospace materials, aluminum alloys preferred.
• 2+ years defining and qualifying welding processes (fusion and/or solid state).
• Experience planning material characterization (mechanical and environmental testing, material compatibility).
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Support production welding of full scale, cryogenic tanks. Lead or contribute to development/optimization of FSW processes to meet specification requirements. Troubleshoot weld tool equipment as required.
• Work closely with tank production teams to ensure that floor support is provided in a timely manner and weld qualification deliverables are met in accordance with the overall launch schedule
• Contribute to weld process/qualification documentation, internal/external readiness reviews, etc.
• Oversee metallographic and mechanical testing of welds and weld samples, and evaluation of materials characterization data or NDT results
• Evaluate weld defects and recommend improvement plans or repair procedures
• Work hand in hand with quality assurance/engineering for rapid disposition and documentation of non-conformances for tank structure defects
• Travel as needed for reviews, training, and other tank production support activities
• Work with cross-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware
• Define and write material test plans for design value generation, execute sourcing of testing, and evaluate test data to develop statistics-based design values

Skills

Friction Stir Welding

Metallurgy

Mechanical testing

DOE principles

Education

B.S. in materials/related field

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a Materials and Process Engineer II to advance friction stir welding for the New Glenn program. You will develop, optimize, and characterize FSW processes in aluminum structures, support design for production, and lead material testing and quality control activities.

You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to select materials, processes, and suppliers, write test plans, and evaluate data to generate design values. U.S. citizenship required.