Mechanical Engineer - Ground Support Tooling for Spaceflight

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 81,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(K) match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to design production tooling and fixtures for the Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn programs. You will work across design, manufacturing, and test teams to translate concepts into cradle-to-grave tooling that enables reliable production and test outcomes.

You will apply CAD and FEM skills, abide by ASME Y14.5, and lead projects from concept through commissioning while managing budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 3+ years’ experience with design, build, and commissioning of tooling, fixtures, custom machines or design support equipment for manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Experience with FEM and complex structural analysis in addition to the ability to perform hand calculations including the creation of Freebody diagrams
• Proven experience with CAD based design software for modeling and drafting.
• Strong expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) including experience taking products from development design to rate production
• Proven understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis
• Proven understanding of common manufacturing processes and machines such as CNC machining, manual mills and lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, inspection, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design production, development, test, integration, and advanced manufacturing tooling and equipment for the Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn business units.
• Capable of integrating concepts and principles of mechanical design and analysis of several projects in a fast-paced environment -- projects will vary in size and scale.
• Ability to interpret and apply sound design and drafting standards (ASME Y14.5) when creating drawings.
• Handle a wide range of technical design challenges related to all types of assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines.
• Close collaboration with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to achieve the best possible cradle-to-grave metrics (safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, life, and maintenance/refurbishment)
• Manage projects, including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, proof testing, and commissioning of custom tooling.
• Set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to ensure project completion.

Skills

Mechanical design

FEM analysis

CAD drafting

DFM/DFMA

GD&T

Project management

Manufacturing liaison

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

Creo

Windchill

NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS Workbench

FEMAP

NASTRAN

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to design production tooling and fixtures for the Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn programs. You will work across design, manufacturing, and test teams to translate concepts into cradle-to-grave tooling that enables reliable production and test outcomes.

You will apply CAD and FEM skills, abide by ASME Y14.5, and lead projects from concept through commissioning while managing budgets and schedules.