Senior Mechanical Engineer: Tooling, Fixtures & Analysis

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer to design production and test tooling for its rocket hardware programs, including Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn. You will apply mechanical design principles, ASME Y14.5 standards, and collaborate across teams to deliver cradle-to-grave tooling solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires extensive CAD/FEA experience, DFx knowledge, and the ability to lead vendor activities, manage schedules, and ensure safety, cost, and

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in a mechanical engineering role: 5+ years Level 3 Manufacturing Engineer, 10+ years' experience with design, build, and commissioning of tooling, fixtures, custom machines or design support equipment for manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Experience with FEM and complex structural analysis in addition to the ability to perform hand calculations including the creation of Freebody diagrams
• Proven experience with CAD based design software for modeling and drafting.
• Strong expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) including experience taking products from development design to rate production
• Proven understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis
• Proven understanding of common manufacturing processes and machines such as CNC machining, manual mills and lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, inspection, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design production, development, test, integration, and advanced manufacturing tooling and equipment for the Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn business units.
• Capable of integrating concepts and principles of mechanical design and analysis of several projects in a fast-paced environment -- projects will vary in size and scale.
• Ability to interpret and apply sound design and drafting standards (ASME Y14.5) when creating drawings.
• Handle a wide range of technical design challenges related to all types of assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines.
• Close collaboration with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to achieve the best possible cradle-to-grave metrics (safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, life, and maintenance/refurbishment)
• Manage projects, including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, proof testing, and commissioning of custom tooling.
• Set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to ensure project completion.

Skills

FEM & structural analysis

CAD drafting & modeling

DFM & DFA

GD&T

Manufacturing engineering experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Creo

Windchill

NX

Teamcenter

ANSYS Workbench

FEMAP

NASTRAN

Job description

Blue Origin seeks a highly skilled Manufacturing Engineer to design production and test tooling for its rocket hardware programs, including Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn. You will apply mechanical design principles, ASME Y14.5 standards, and collaborate across teams to deliver cradle-to-grave tooling solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires extensive CAD/FEA experience, DFx knowledge, and the ability to lead vendor activities, manage schedules, and ensure safety, cost, and