Sr. Responsible Engineer, Deployment Mechanism – TeraWave Solar Array

BLUE ORIGIN; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 25%

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an engineer to own the design, development, and qualification of the TeraWave solar array deployment mechanism. You will serve as the Responsible Engineer, balancing packaging, mass, and reliability constraints, and coordinating with solar power, photovoltaic assembly, and harness teams.

The role involves leading the design cycle from concept through validation, with up to 25% travel and relocation support. Join a mission to enable humanity’s future in space.

Qualifications

• Ownership of design, development and qualification of deployment mechanisms.
• Experience leading design cycles from concept to detailed design and validation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for the TeraWave deployment mechanism, owning its design, analysis, and qualification.
• Lead the entire design cycle for the deployer, including trade studies, conceptual and detailed design, structural analysis, development testing.

Skills

Responsible Engineer

Mechanical design

Structural analysis

Test and qualification

Job description

Application close date:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.

As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will own the design, development, and qualification of the TeraWave solar array’s deployment mechanism as its Responsible Engineer, balancing tight packaging, mass, and reliability constraints. This is a deployer that unfolds the array’s solar power modules on orbit, and you will be the technical authority for its architecture, analysis, and validation strategy, reporting up through the Sr. Manager who owns top‑level wing design and delivery. You will define deployment architectures, drive rapid design‑build‑test cycles to burn down risk, and coordinate interfaces with the solar power module, photovoltaic assembly, and harness teams to ensure the deployer integrates cleanly into the full wing. If you thrive on hands‑on problem solving, taking ownership of a complex mechanism end‑to‑end, and want your work to directly enable humanity’s future in space, this is the role for you.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 25% of the time
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as Responsible Engineer for the TeraWave solar array deployment mechanism, owning its design, analysis, and qualification
• Lead the entire design cycle for the deployer, including trade studies, conceptual and detailed design, structural analysis, development testing,