Mechanical Engineer — Ground Systems (Relocation Provided)

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with a company match of up to 5

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off: up to four weeks per ye

Up to 14 company-paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin, located at Cape Canaveral, FL, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design efforts for large mechanical systems and ground support equipment for our New Glenn programs.

You will own subsystem designs, perform FEA and hand-calcs, and manage external partners through the full lifecycle from concept to activation, ensuring robust, safe, and high-performance mechanisms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• 7+ years experience with design/analysis of large and complex mechanical systems (e.g. launch vehicle GSE).
• Experience leading mechanical designs from concept through commissioning.
• Mechanical design experience using CAD tools.
• Mechanical analysis experience using FEA tools.
• Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Experience in heavy duty mechanism design (locking/clamps, linkages, etc).
• Experience designing and analyzing bolted connections and load-bearing joints.
• Experience analyzing mechanical systems under dynamic loading (vibration, shock, fatigue).
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts for assigned subsystems, independently resolve technical challenges.
• Own and deliver mechanical design solutions for large mechanical systems/mechanisms.
• Independently perform and review FEA and hand-calcs for complex mechanical systems.
• Manage external design and fabrication partners through complete project lifecycle, and oversee equipment fabrication, assembly, installation, and testing & activation.

Skills

Mechanical design

FEA analysis

CAD tools

GD&T

Leadership

Dynamic loading analysis

GSE design

Heavy duty mechanism design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

PTC Creo/Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin, located at Cape Canaveral, FL, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to lead design efforts for large mechanical systems and ground support equipment for our New Glenn programs.

You will own subsystem designs, perform FEA and hand-calcs, and manage external partners through the full lifecycle from concept to activation, ensuring robust, safe, and high-performance mechanisms.