Senior Mechanical Engineer – Spaceflight Mechanisms

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,023 - 169,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin, located in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Production Engineer to provide support for mechanical release and separation mechanisms for the New Glenn launch vehicle. The ideal candidate will have a B.S. degree in engineering and over five years of experience in aerospace.

This role emphasizes a collaborative mindset with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement, ensuring safe operational outcomes in the development of space vehicles.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures or mechanisms.
• Experience with mechanical assembly, integration, and test.
• Strong experience with production support of flight hardware.

Responsibilities

• Provide production engineering support for mechanical release and separation mechanisms.
• Execute integrated system-level testing of separation mechanisms.
• Support hardware builds and hardware nonconformance disposition.

Skills

Mechanical mechanism assembly

Integrated system-level testing

Production support

Collaboration

CAD software (Creo/Windchill)

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Education

B.S. degree in engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Job description

Blue Origin, located in Seattle, WA, is seeking a Production Engineer to provide support for mechanical release and separation mechanisms for the New Glenn launch vehicle. The ideal candidate will have a B.S. degree in engineering and over five years of experience in aerospace.

This role emphasizes a collaborative mindset with a strong commitment to quality and continuous improvement, ensuring safe operational outcomes in the development of space vehicles.