Senior Mechanical Engineer - RF Payload & Antenna Packaging

Blue Origin; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Mechanical Engineer III in San Francisco, CA to lead mechanical design and packaging for RF payload hardware supporting the TeraWave satellite network. The role bridges mechanical, RF, and electrical engineering teams and shapes architecture through trade studies.

The candidate will mentor junior engineers, optimize thermal management, and drive producibility with suppliers and contract manufacturers in a fast-paced spaceflight environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of mechanical design and packaging experience.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (CATIA, SolidWorks, or NX).
• Experience with structural and thermal analyses.
• Experience applying GD&T per ASME Y14.5.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and packaging of mechanical structures for phased array antennas and RF payload hardware assemblies.
• Direct thermal management strategies for high-power RF payload electronics, ensuring compliance with performance and reliability requirements.
• Perform structural and thermal analyses, including tolerance stack-ups, to validate RF payload mechanical designs.
• Lead architecture trade studies to define mechanical packaging approaches for RF payload hardware across programs.
• Serve as technical point of contact for RF payload mechanical design, coordinating closely with electrical and RF engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership to suppliers and manufacturing partners, ensuring producibility of RF payload mechanical hardware.
• Coordinate mechanical engineering efforts across programs to align RF payload packaging requirements with electrical interfaces.
• Mentor junior and mid-level mechanical engineers on RF payload packaging design and development practices.

Skills

Mechanical design

Electronic hardware packaging

3D CAD

Finite element analysis

GD&T

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA

SolidWorks

NX

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Mechanical Engineer III in San Francisco, CA to lead mechanical design and packaging for RF payload hardware supporting the TeraWave satellite network. The role bridges mechanical, RF, and electrical engineering teams and shapes architecture through trade studies.

The candidate will mentor junior engineers, optimize thermal management, and drive producibility with suppliers and contract manufacturers in a fast-paced spaceflight environment.