Materials & Process Engineer II — Spaceflight Components

Blue Origin LLC; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an entry-to-mid level engineer to advance TPS, adhesives, sealants, and protective coatings for flight hardware. You will work with chemists and materials engineers to qualify processes, draft specs, and troubleshoot shop-floor operations in a safety-focused culture.

You will join ACE, collaborating with manufacturing and tooling engineers to scale lab concepts to production.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, or a relevant technical engineering field.
• 2+ years of experience (or strong academic/internship equivalent) in materials and process development, chemical processing, or laboratory testing.
• Foundational understanding of polymer chemistry, cure kinetics, rheology, surface preparation physics, and adhesion.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and eager to learn, with a demonstrated ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion with guidance.
• Excellent technical writing and communication skills, with an interest in developing formal engineering process specifications.
• Ability to read and interpret basic engineering drawings, CAD models, and material/finishing callouts.
• Strong understanding of laboratory safety protocols, chemical storage, hazard evaluation, and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Approachable disposition, broad-minded, and adaptable to rapidly changing requirements.
• 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.
• Desired Prior internship, co-op, or undergraduate research experience in aerospace, automotive, or high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Hands-on experience operating materials characterization equipment (e.g., DSC, TGA, FTIR, tensile testers).
• Familiarity with surface preparation methods (such as solvent cleaning, grit-blasting, or plasma surface treatment).
• Familiarity with aerospace specifications and standards for non-metallic materials (e.g., ASTM, SAE AMS, MIL-SPECs).
• Experience with any CAD software is a plus.
• Strong personal computer skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

Responsibilities

• Assist senior engineers in the development, testing, and qualification of manual and automated application and curing processes for TPS, structural adhesives, elastomeric sealants, and protective coatings.
• Under guidance, execute coupon-level, component-level, and subscale process qualifications and verification test campaigns.
• Contribute to the drafting and editing of material specifications, process instructions, work travelers, and test plans.
• Participate in chemical/physical testing (such as DSC, TGA, FTIR, DMA, rheology) and mechanical properties testing (e.g., peel, lap shear, tensile) in our materials laboratory.
• Support the scale-up and implementation of chemical and application processes from lab-scale/prototype to production-scale execution on flight hardware.
• Provide day-to-day hands-on support on the shop floor (clean rooms, spray stalls, and assembly environments), tracking critical process metrics like shelf-life, out-time, and environmental controls (temp/humidity).
• Work with an interdisciplinary team of manufacturing engineers, tooling engineers, and skilled technicians to troubleshoot shop floor process issues.
• Support the investigation and disposition of non-conformances (MRB support) for processed hardware under the guidance of senior staff.
• Strictly adhere to and help enforce chemical safety standards (SDS), hazardous material handling/disposal, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) compliance.
• Travel as needed to support vendor visits, equipment support, or off-site development activities (typically ranging from 0% to 25% per month).
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area in alignment with 5S standards.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Materials Science

Chemistry

Engineering Drawings

Lab Safety

Education

B.S. in Chemical Engineering

B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering

B.S. in Chemistry

Tools

CAD

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an entry-to-mid level engineer to advance TPS, adhesives, sealants, and protective coatings for flight hardware. You will work with chemists and materials engineers to qualify processes, draft specs, and troubleshoot shop-floor operations in a safety-focused culture.

You will join ACE, collaborating with manufacturing and tooling engineers to scale lab concepts to production.