Lunar Landing Gear Design Engineer

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 99,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 15%

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, Florida, invites engineers to join the Lunar Permanence team on the Landing Gear program. This Mechanical Engineering role covers the design, analysis, testing, and documentation of safety-critical lander hardware with oversight from senior engineers.

You will work across the design cycle, create CAD models, perform hand and FEA analyses, support testing and production, and contribute to a mission to return humans to the Moon.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 2+ years in mechanical design and analysis.
• Experience with hand calculations and FEA.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software.
• GD&T knowledge for drawings.
• U.S. citizen or eligible to work in the U.S.
• Able to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Work on cross-disciplinary design in a fast-paced environment.
• Participate in design cycle of flight hardware from requirements to test.
• Create clearly scoped project-level assignments with oversight.
• Support requirements definition and design trade studies.
• Create CAD models and drawings with GD&T and test docs.
• Perform structural analysis using hand calculations and FEA.
• Plan and conduct engineering tests and data reviews.
• Support Production and Quality Engineering as needed.

Skills

Mechanical design

Technical teamwork

Independent work

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

CATIA

Windchill

ANYSYS/ABAQUS/NASTRAN

Job description

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, Florida, invites engineers to join the Lunar Permanence team on the Landing Gear program. This Mechanical Engineering role covers the design, analysis, testing, and documentation of safety-critical lander hardware with oversight from senior engineers.

You will work across the design cycle, create CAD models, perform hand and FEA analyses, support testing and production, and contribute to a mission to return humans to the Moon.