Senior Additive Manufacturing & Materials Lead (Metals)

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin Engines seeks an experienced professional to lead metallic additive manufacturing efforts for rocket engines and related hardware. You will guide AM/materials teams, design and optimize processes, and drive production-ready solutions in in-house facilities.

You will mentor AM engineers, develop material/process specs, and collaborate across design, manufacturing, quality, and integration to ensure robust, repeatable spaceflight hardware.

Qualifications

• 7+ years directly related Metallic Additive Manufacturing experience.
• Bachelors in material science/engineering or related field.
• PI in process development and optimization of metallic Additive Manufacturing processes.
• Hands-on experience measuring, analyzing, developing, characterizing AM of nickel, aluminum, and copper alloys.
• Experience managing technology development projects, measuring progress, resources, and budgets.
• Experience with powder metallurgy.
• Knowledge of characterization methods such as SEM, EDS, EBSD, PSD, XRF, ICP, and OES.
• Proven experience developing and executing test plans for analysis and qualification of components or materials.
• Proven experience developing and executing experimental plans, analyzing data and reporting results.
• Strong written and PC skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead tactical and strategic efforts within a cross-functional Materials & Processes team to lead direction of AM efforts and hardware.
• Identify low maturity Additive Manufacturing technologies to improve performance or manufacturability of liquid rocket engines.
• Mentor and support a team of AM M&P engineers.
• Develop AM processes, parameters, requirements, and specifications for existing and novel metallic materials.
• Lead test campaigns designing, collecting and analyzing material properties data for AM materials and Engines hardware.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, and integration engineers to implement AM requirements in all phases.
• Execute root cause and corrective actions efforts on AM builds.
• Optimize and production harden AM processes to increase throughput and reduce variability.
• Contribute to internal engineering and quality processes to standardize material evaluation and implementation.

Skills

Metal Additive Manufacturing

Materials Science

Project Management

Nickel Alloys

Aluminum Alloys

Copper Alloys

Powder Metallurgy

Characterization Methods

Testing & Qualification

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Materials Science/Engineering

Master's or PhD in Materials Science/Engineering

Tools

Powder Metallurgy

Job description

Blue Origin Engines seeks an experienced professional to lead metallic additive manufacturing efforts for rocket engines and related hardware. You will guide AM/materials teams, design and optimize processes, and drive production-ready solutions in in-house facilities.

You will mentor AM engineers, develop material/process specs, and collaborate across design, manufacturing, quality, and integration to ensure robust, repeatable spaceflight hardware.