Senior Production Engineer, Spaceflight Systems

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Short and long-term disability

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Company holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Florida is seeking an experienced Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer to lead the design, development and test of spaceflight structures and systems. You will drive integration and provide technical leadership across CAD, FEA and manufacturing interfaces, with emphasis on reliability and safety in human spaceflight.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical/Aerospace, 8+ years in aerospace design, GD&T proficiency, and hands-on experience with Creo and ANSYS.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Experience in Production Support Engineering.
• 8+ years of recent experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical system elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D modeling tools.
• Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5).
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components.
• Confirmed understanding of materials and treatments.
• Experience and ability to work independently on rapid development programs.
• Comfortable working a modified A Shift role - approximately 12pm to 8pm.

Responsibilities

• Applies engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair structural and mechanical systems hardware.
• Role will have a strong emphasis on supporting integration activities.
• Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred)
• Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and primary/secondary structures (ANSYS preferred)
• Specifically identifying available work and resolving roadblocks to facilitate integration tasks.
• Release, and support of engineering artifacts across the product life cycle to support hardware fabrication, assembly, verification, test and operations. Implements' operating procedures, resolves system malfunctions, and provides technical information.
• Researches and analyzes customer design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Specifies system components or directs modification of products to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications.
• Investigates equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew.

Skills

3D CAD Creo

FEA ANSYS

GD&T ASME Y14.5

Mechanical design

Independent work

Shift flexibility

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Creo (Pro-E)

ANYSYS

Job description

Blue Origin in Florida is seeking an experienced Mechanical/Aerospace Engineer to lead the design, development and test of spaceflight structures and systems. You will drive integration and provide technical leadership across CAD, FEA and manufacturing interfaces, with emphasis on reliability and safety in human spaceflight.

The role requires a BS in Mechanical/Aerospace, 8+ years in aerospace design, GD&T proficiency, and hands-on experience with Creo and ANSYS.