Senior Structural Design Engineer - Spaceflight Systems

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks Structural Design Engineers (Level 2–4) to lead the design, analysis, and release of Stage 1 Tank structures for the New Glenn vehicle. You will own the design cycle from concept to released hardware and collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple sites.

Qualifications include a BS in engineering, 3–5+ years in the field, and proficiency in 3D CAD and PDM tools (Windchill/TeamCenter). Travel up to 20% may be required; U.S. citizenship or eligible status is required.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
• 3-5+ years in professional engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials, stress/strain, statics, structures sizing and finite element analysis.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
• Experience with material selection, compatibility, and metallic manufacturing techniques & product forms (e.g. sheet metal, machining, etc).
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T and design for manufacturability.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Strong product data management (PDM) skills (e.g. Windchill, TeamCenter, etc).
• Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering scope to close including planning, design, structural analysis, engineering release, procurement, and test.
• Ownership of the entire design cycle of structure components, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, build, development testing, and qualification.
• Develop, release, and maintain a full CAD and drawing engineering definition package.
• Support procurement activities to support vehicle build schedules.
• Support integrated test objectives, data review, and reporting.
• Perform or facilitate emergent analysis for non-conformances.
• Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Work with multi-functional teams across multiple work sites that include design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement, and manufacturing.

Skills

3-5+ years experience

Mechanical design

Education

B.S. degree or higher in mechanical/structural engineering

Tools

CREO

Windchill

TeamCenter

Hypermesh

ANSYS

3D CAD software

Job description

Blue Origin seeks Structural Design Engineers (Level 2–4) to lead the design, analysis, and release of Stage 1 Tank structures for the New Glenn vehicle. You will own the design cycle from concept to released hardware and collaborate with cross-functional teams across multiple sites.

Qualifications include a BS in engineering, 3–5+ years in the field, and proficiency in 3D CAD and PDM tools (Windchill/TeamCenter). Travel up to 20% may be required; U.S. citizenship or eligible status is required.