Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Lunar Crew Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off: 4 weeks + 14 holidays

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for the Crew Systems team to design and manage CAD models, drawings, and MBD for the MK2 Crew Lander. You will partner with Responsible Engineers and manufacturing to ensure buildable designs and contribute to process improvements while mentoring junior engineers.

You will apply GD&T, materials selection, and DFx principles across assemblies, supporting cross-functional trade studies and interface control documents.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related technical subject area.
• 8+ years of technical experience in design and development of mechanical/structural/fluids systems.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software (CREO/Windchill experience required).
• Expertise in creating 2D drawings and/or MBD for components and assemblies.
• Deep knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance standards, including tolerance stack‑up analysis across assemblies.
• Experience with Design for X principles for manufacturability and cost.
• Experience with material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques.
• Experience or familiarity with first order structural analysis for initial sizing.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive relationships, and foster inclusion.
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills with external interfaces.
• Willingness to work on-site with occasional travel.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as refugee or asylum.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design secondary structure and fluid panel assemblies alongside Responsible Engineer.
• Build and maintain 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents.
• Define GD&T schemes for components and assemblies and work with manufacturing engineers to iterate on build plans.
• Support configuration development and trade studies alongside Responsible Engineers and stakeholders from Structures, Thermal, ECLS, etc.
• Provide drafting reviews for drawing packages for other crew systems hardware.
• Work alongside management to develop processes and standards for CAD and Drawings.
• Work with vertically integrated teams responsible for materials and manufacturing processes to produce aerospace hardware.
• Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers.
• Find opportunities for safety improvements, mass reductions, and operational cost saving.

Skills

Mechanical design

Leadership

Mentoring

GD&T expertise

Communication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CREO

Windchill

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle seeks a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer for the Crew Systems team to design and manage CAD models, drawings, and MBD for the MK2 Crew Lander. You will partner with Responsible Engineers and manufacturing to ensure buildable designs and contribute to process improvements while mentoring junior engineers.

You will apply GD&T, materials selection, and DFx principles across assemblies, supporting cross-functional trade studies and interface control documents.