Materials and Process Engineer III - Friction Stir Welding

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Merritt Island, FL is seeking a Materials and Process Engineer III specializing in Friction Stir Welding to join our Upper Stage Development team. You will drive process qualification, documentation, and readiness reviews to ensure aerospace-grade quality across welds and materials.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams on material selection, manufacturability, and supplier choices, and support rapid disposition of non-conformances to keep production on schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead process qualification, development, and readiness reviews.
• Oversee weld testing and materials characterization data.
• Evaluate weld defects and recommend repairs.
• Collaborate with teams on material selection and suppliers.
• Coordinate with QA/engineering for non-conformances.
• Travel for reviews, training, and tank production support.
• Define and write material test plans for design value generation.

Job description

Application close date:

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

Job Profile: Materials and Process Engineer III - Friction Stir Welding

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 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.

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 Blue Origin Upper Stage Development team, which is comprised diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety.

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 include but are not limited to:

• Lead process qualification, development, documentation, and internal/external readiness reviews
• 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 with cross-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware
• 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
• Define and write material test plans for design value generation