Materials & Processes Engineer: Satellite Payloads

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel: Up to 15%

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an M&P Engineer for Satellite and Payloads to lead materials and process controls across spacecraft bus systems and RF/optical payloads. You will protect performance, reliability, and production yield from design through fleet sustainment.

Minimum 5+ years in aerospace materials, a related technical degree, and ability to coordinate with designers, manufacturing, and suppliers are required. Relocation assistance is provided and travel up to 15% may be needed.

Qualifications

• B.S. in materials science/engineering, metallurgy, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace materials and processes, spacecraft or payload hardware, electronics manufacturing, mechanisms, optical/RF hardware, or another high-reliability product.
• Working knowledge across metals, composites, joining, surface treatments, lubrication, adhesives/coatings, contamination, corrosion, thermal-control materials, soldering, PCB/CCA fabrication, harness processes, connectors/plating, polymers, or special-process qualification.
• Experience reviewing drawings/specifications, qualifying materials or processes, and dispositioning nonconformances.
• Ability to connect material/process choices to electrical, mechanical, thermal, radiation, reliability, and manufacturing outcomes.
• Ability to work directly with designers, technicians, manufacturing engineers, quality, supply chain, and external suppliers.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute the TeraWave Materials and Processes Plan across spacecraft bus systems and RF/optical payloads.
• Provide M&P technical authority for spacecraft structures, thermal hardware, RF/optical payload hardware, solar arrays, propulsion hardware, avionics enclosures, and related components.
• Review drawings, material specifications, process specifications, and supplier plans for compliance and producibility.
• Define requirements for soldering, crimping, bonding, welding, plating, cleaning, and related assembly processes.
• Plan and oversee coupon, material, process, and workmanship qualification; review test data and qualification reports.

Skills

Aerospace materials experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Material/process engineering

Ability to work with designers and制造?

Education

B.S. in materials science/engineering

M.S. or Ph.D. in materials science or related

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an M&P Engineer for Satellite and Payloads to lead materials and process controls across spacecraft bus systems and RF/optical payloads. You will protect performance, reliability, and production yield from design through fleet sustainment.

Minimum 5+ years in aerospace materials, a related technical degree, and ability to coordinate with designers, manufacturing, and suppliers are required. Relocation assistance is provided and travel up to 15% may be needed.