Materials & Processes Engineer — Spacecraft Payloads

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 134,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel allowances up to 15%

Job summary

Blue Origin, a leader in space technology, seeks an experienced Materials and Processes professional to develop and manage the TeraWave materials plan across spacecraft bus systems and RF/optical payloads. You will act as M&P authority for structures, thermal hardware, and electronics assemblies, reviewing specifications and governing material choices for reliability in extreme environments.

You will define qualifications, oversee supplier processes, and drive manufacturability improvements to

Qualifications

• B.S. in materials science/engineering, metallurgy, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, or related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in aerospace materials and processes, spacecraft or payload hardware, electronics manufacturing, mechanisms, optical/RF hardware, or other high‑reliability product.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings/specifications, qualifying materials or processes, and dispositioning nonconformances.
• 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.
• Ability to connect material/process choices to electrical, mechanical, thermal, radiation, reliability, and manufacturing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute the TeraWave Materials and Processes Plan and approved materials/processes lists across spacecraft bus systems and RF/optical payloads.
• Provide M&P technical authority for spacecraft structures, thermal hardware, RF/optical payload hardware, solar-array assemblies, propulsion hardware, avionics enclosures, CCAs, printed wiring boards, power electronics, batteries, magnetics, connectors, wiring, shielding, and finishes.
• Review drawings, material specifications, process specifications, source-control documents, supplier plans, and manufacturing instructions for compliance and producibility.
• Select and qualify materials and processes for vacuum, radiation, atomic oxygen, thermal cycling, humidity/storage, contamination, corrosion, and launch environments.
• Define requirements for soldering, crimping, splicing, bonding, welding, brazing, plating, cleaning, coating, torque, cure, bakeout, lubrication, handling, and repair/rework of spacecraft assemblies.
• Plan and oversee coupon, material, process, and workmanship qualification; review test data and qualification reports.
• Drive design‑for‑manufacture and design‑for‑automation improvements that preserve mission assurance while enabling high‑rate production.

Skills

Materials science

Aerospace materials

Mechanical engineering

Electrical engineering

Review drawings

Nonconformance disposition

Education

B.S. in materials science/engineering

Job description

Blue Origin, a leader in space technology, seeks an experienced Materials and Processes professional to develop and manage the TeraWave materials plan across spacecraft bus systems and RF/optical payloads. You will act as M&P authority for structures, thermal hardware, and electronics assemblies, reviewing specifications and governing material choices for reliability in extreme environments.

You will define qualifications, oversee supplier processes, and drive manufacturability improvements to