Senior Spacecraft Design Engineer—Orbital Data Centers

Blue Origin; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 190,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability

401(k) match

Education support

Stock options

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Principal Spacecraft Design Engineer to serve as the primary technical authority for end-to-end spacecraft design. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, own critical decisions, and perform hands-on CREO modeling on complex space systems.

Responsibilities include trade studies, verification planning, and collaborating with analysis, manufacturing, and electrical teams to deliver robust hardware. A track record of leading flight hardware design is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in the detailed design and analysis of complex mechanical systems.
• Expert proficiency in 3D modeling and detailed design.
• Hands-on experience designing, analyzing, and testing space mechanisms.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanical engineering principles, including statics, dynamics, materials, and machine design.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own the entire spacecraft design and development, including power, thermal, compute, and communications systems, and identify novel solutions.
• Directly perform hands-on, high-complexity design and modeling work in CREO to create detailed 3D models, component specifications, and production-level drawings.
• Conduct and document trade studies to drive design decisions, optimize system architecture, and ensure requirement compliance.
• Perform and guide structural, thermal, and tolerance analyses to validate design integrity and performance.
• Comfortable managing engineers while staying deeply hands-on.
• Develop and oversee the execution of verification and validation test campaigns for hardware, from component to system level.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including analysis, manufacturing, and electrical engineering, to deliver highly integrated and robust hardware solutions.
• Present design concepts, analysis results, and technical recommendations to program leadership and key stakeholders.

Skills

3D modeling

Space mechanisms

Technical leadership

Project management

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

CREO

ANSYS/NASTRAN

GD&T

Model Based Definition (MBD)

AI tools for design optimization

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Principal Spacecraft Design Engineer to serve as the primary technical authority for end-to-end spacecraft design. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, own critical decisions, and perform hands-on CREO modeling on complex space systems.

Responsibilities include trade studies, verification planning, and collaborating with analysis, manufacturing, and electrical teams to deliver robust hardware. A track record of leading flight hardware design is preferred.