Space Robotics Mechanisms Engineer II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics Exploration Systems division in Southern California seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and test spaceflight hardware for extreme environments. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team from concept to flight-ready hardware, including mechanisms, actuators, and deployable structures.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, test planning, and rigorous quality and safety standards, with opportunities to contribute to NASA mission support and

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
• Passion for hands-on problem solving and hardware integration and test.
• Ability to work independently on rapid development programs.

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 throughout the solar system.
• Generate technical documentation and vendor specifications for fabrication of custom parts.
• Hands-on assembly and test including environmental testing, shock, vibration and thermal.
• Ownership to identify roadblocks to technical progress and mitigate/avoid them.
• Review test data and recommend changes to products and/or processes.
• Apply technical expertise to problem solving throughout product lifecycle, including design review support and verification planning and execution, scheduling, etc.

Skills

Hands-on hardware integration

Independent work

Strong written and verbalcommunication

Education

B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

ANSYS

Job description

Blue Origin's Honeybee Robotics Exploration Systems division in Southern California seeks a Mechanical Engineer to design, analyze, and test spaceflight hardware for extreme environments. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team from concept to flight-ready hardware, including mechanisms, actuators, and deployable structures.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, test planning, and rigorous quality and safety standards, with opportunities to contribute to NASA mission support and