Lead Space Structures Engineer – Reusable Launcher

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking an experienced structural/mechanical engineer to design and analyze large spaceflight structures for NewGlenn. You will lead the end-to-end design cycle from concept through release and qualification, and collaborate across teams on procurement, testing, and integration.

The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication and on-site production support, with travel up to 20% to suppliers and manufacturing facilities.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
• 8+ years in professional engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials, stress/strain, statics, structures sizing and finite element analysis.
• This position is expected to perform both design and preliminary sizing of structures.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
• Experience with material selection, compatibility, and metallic manufacturing techniques & product forms (e.g. sheet metal, machining).
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T and design for manufacturability.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Strong product data management (PDM) skills (e.g. Windchill, TeamCenter, etc).
• Hands on experience with hardware “on the production floor” and/or “in service”.
• Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering scope to close including planning, design, structural analysis, engineering release, procurement, and test.
• Ownership of the entire design cycle of structure components, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, build, development testing, and qualification.
• Develop, release, and maintain a full CAD and drawing engineering definition package.
• Support procurement activities to support vehicle build schedules.
• Support integrated test objectives, data review, and reporting.
• Perform or facilitate emergent analysis for non‑conformances.
• Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Work with multi‑functional teams across multiple work sites that include design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement, and manufacturing.

Skills

Mechanics of materials

FEA

3D CAD

GD&T

PDM

Engineering design

Production floor experience

Education

B.S. in mechanical/structural engineering

Tools

Windchill

TeamCenter

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking an experienced structural/mechanical engineer to design and analyze large spaceflight structures for NewGlenn. You will lead the end-to-end design cycle from concept through release and qualification, and collaborate across teams on procurement, testing, and integration.

The role emphasizes hands-on fabrication and on-site production support, with travel up to 20% to suppliers and manufacturing facilities.