Space-Grade Mechanical Engineer II — Onsite LA (Relocation Support)

Blue Origin LLC; Altadena (CA); On-site; USD 99,201 - 138,880; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in California is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of spaceflight mechanisms for exploration missions. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop hardware from concept to flight-ready stages, emphasizing reliability and integration with other engineering domains.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, test planning, and documentation, with on-site work at the Altadena/Los Angeles area facility.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 2+ years developing and testing complex hardware.
• Experience designing mechanisms with bearings, gears, motors, and sliding interfaces.
• Proficient in CAD and analysis tools.
• Hands-on problem solving and hardware integration.
• Ability to work independently on rapid development programs.
• Experience designing latches, actuators, linkages, hinges, or similar kinematic assemblies.
• Strong written and verbal communication across teams.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the entire design cycle of spaceflight mechanisms, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, development testing and qualification.
• Design and analyze mechanisms for first-of-their-kind exploration missions to extreme environments.
• Generate technical documentation and vendor specs for fabrication of custom parts.
• Hands-on assembly and testing including environmental testing, shock and vibration.
• Plan and execute subsystem development testing, data reduction and analysis.
• Identify roadblocks to progress and mitigate them across the project lifecycle.

Skills

CAD proficiency

Hands-on hardware integration

Mechanisms design experience

Independent work on rapid development

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

ANSYS

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in California is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to contribute to the design, analysis, and testing of spaceflight mechanisms for exploration missions. You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop hardware from concept to flight-ready stages, emphasizing reliability and integration with other engineering domains.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, test planning, and documentation, with on-site work at the Altadena/Los Angeles area facility.