Mechanical Engineer, Outdoor Terminal Hardware

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to own terminal mechanical design for the Customer Terminals team. This founding hire will carry a design from concept through prototype, qualification, and production, coordinating with RF, antenna, ASIC, electrical, and thermal groups in-house.

You will design for environmental survival, mounting systems, and field-ready assembly, aiming for cost-effective, durable consumer-grade terminals suitable for outdoor deployment and long-term reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in mechanical design and development of production hardware.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools for detailed part and assembly modeling.
• Experience performing structural and thermal analysis using analytical or finite element methods.
• Demonstrated experience designing enclosures or housings for outdoor, weather-exposed, or otherwise harsh service environments.
• Working knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing standards (ASME Y14.5).
• Strong working knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes and materials — injection molding, die casting, sheet metal, extrusion, and machining — and of design for manufacturability.
• Experience taking a product from concept through qualification into volume production.
• Experience with PLM and configuration management systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to document and defend technical work.
• Ability to work effectively across disciplines with requirements still maturing.

Responsibilities

• Design for environmental survival — ingress protection, sealing and gasket design, corrosion resistance, UV-stable material selection, impact resistance, and lightning and grounding provisions.
• Design mounting systems and installation hardware for varied site conditions, including roof, pole, and wall mounts, with the anchor and load-path guidance installers need.
• Partner closely with thermal engineering on enclosure-level thermal design — heat extraction from a sealed housing, heat spreading, thermal interface selection, solar load management, and cold-start behavior under ice and snow.
• Drive design for manufacturability, assembly, and test with contract manufacturers and tooling suppliers, including material and process selection, tolerance strategy, and yield at high volume.
• Support qualification campaigns, including environmental, structural, shipping, and reliability testing, and correlate analysis to test results.
• Develop and maintain CAD models, drawings, and Bills of Materials in the program’s PLM system.
• Contribute to serviceability, tamper resistance, and physical security considerations for equipment deployed at customer premises.

Skills

Structural analysis

Thermal analysis

Enclosures/housings

High-volume manufacturing

GD&T

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

3D CAD tools

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to own terminal mechanical design for the Customer Terminals team. This founding hire will carry a design from concept through prototype, qualification, and production, coordinating with RF, antenna, ASIC, electrical, and thermal groups in-house.

You will design for environmental survival, mounting systems, and field-ready assembly, aiming for cost-effective, durable consumer-grade terminals suitable for outdoor deployment and long-term reliability.