Senior CAD Designer for Aerospace Systems

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 54,194 - 75,864; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and life ins.

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a seasoned engineer to design and maintain structural product definitions for aerospace launch hardware. You will build CAD models, generate drawings, and coordinate fabrication, installation, and commissioning across sites, ensuring schedule alignment and technical compliance.

The role requires extensive experience with Creo Parametric, Windchill, and GD&T, plus strong cross-functional collaboration and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in aerospace development or similar industry.
• Proficiency in drawing generation, checking, and release processes.
• Experience in Windchill.
• Experience selecting standard aerospace hardware, fasteners, bushings, washers.
• Experience working in a cross-functional team responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and developing the design to produce world-class engineered products.
• Excellent attention to detail and task ownership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience managing large CAD assemblies and associated drawings.
• Proficiency with Creo Parametric and GD&T (ASME Y14.5).

Responsibilities

• Perform design and maintenance of structural product definition by preparing design layouts and drawings, modifying existing designs and resolving design discrepancies.
• Coordinate fabrication, installation, and commissioning of new or modified systems at any Blue Origin site.
• Build models and drawings of designs.
• Provide guidance on schedule and technical requirements to internal customers.
• Apply company and industry techniques to plan, lay-out, and maintain data depicting engineering designs (detail, assembly and installation drawings or datasets).

Skills

Aerospace experience

GD&T analysis

Drawing release processes

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Attention to detail

CAD assemblies management

Tools

Creo Parametric

Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state seeks a seasoned engineer to design and maintain structural product definitions for aerospace launch hardware. You will build CAD models, generate drawings, and coordinate fabrication, installation, and commissioning across sites, ensuring schedule alignment and technical compliance.

The role requires extensive experience with Creo Parametric, Windchill, and GD&T, plus strong cross-functional collaboration and attention to detail.