Senior Spacecraft Design Lead for Orbital Data Centers

Blue Origin LLC; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability protection

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock options

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Principal Spacecraft Design Engineer to lead end-to-end spacecraft design, including power, thermal, compute, and communications. You will perform high-complexity CREO modeling and drive design decisions through trade studies and analyses.

You will guide a multidisciplinary team, oversee verification/validation campaigns, and present technical recommendations to leadership, advancing spaceflight hardware and systems with autonomy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in 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 statics, dynamics, materials, and machine design.
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and work independently.

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 to deliver robust hardware solutions.
• Present design concepts, analysis results, and technical recommendations to program leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Spacecraft design

Leadership

3D modeling (CREO)

Systems engineering

GD&T

FEM/FEA

Model Based Definition (MBD)

Python scripting

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

CREO

ANSYS/NASTRAN

MB Definition tools

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Senior Principal Spacecraft Design Engineer to lead end-to-end spacecraft design, including power, thermal, compute, and communications. You will perform high-complexity CREO modeling and drive design decisions through trade studies and analyses.

You will guide a multidisciplinary team, oversee verification/validation campaigns, and present technical recommendations to leadership, advancing spaceflight hardware and systems with autonomy.