Senior Space Opto-Mechanical Gimbal Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 198,000 - 277,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanisms Design Engineer to lead the architectural design and qualification of space-based precision gimbal mechanisms for the TeraWave network. You will define performance requirements, drive design trades, and mentor engineers while supporting production transitions and reliability analyses.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, 8+ years in precision mechanisms, and proficiency with Creo/NX/SolidWorks

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years designing precision space/mechanism components such as gimbals or multi-axis pointing systems.
• Experience with design, analysis, manufacturing, and qualification for space environments.
• Proficiency in Creo/NX/SolidWorks and FEA tools like ANSYS/NASTRAN/Comsol.
• Knowledge of GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Familiarity with DFM/ DFA principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and development of precision gimbal assemblies for space optical terminals.
• Define mechanism-level requirements, budgets, and margins across structural and thermal domains.
• Drive design trades for mass, volume, stiffness, and pointing accuracy.
• Lead mechanism qualification including test in shock, vibration, and thermal vacuum.
• Mentor engineers and support production transition with manufacturing improvements.

Skills

Gimbal design

Mechanism kinematics

Precision alignment

Finite element analysis

3D CAD (Creo/NX/SolidWorks)

Prototype testing

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace Eng

8+ years space mechanisms design

Master’s or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Creo

NX

SolidWorks

ANSYS

NASTRAN

Comsol

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle is seeking an experienced Senior Mechanisms Design Engineer to lead the architectural design and qualification of space-based precision gimbal mechanisms for the TeraWave network. You will define performance requirements, drive design trades, and mentor engineers while supporting production transitions and reliability analyses.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, 8+ years in precision mechanisms, and proficiency with Creo/NX/SolidWorks