Stage Responsible Engineer, Sr. - New Glenn Second Stage (Gen 1.1)

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Stage Responsible Engineer for the Gen 1.1 second stage of New Glenn. You will own the integrated stage from requirements through flight, directing trades, design releases, and hardware disposition on the factory floor.

Lead changes, coordinate with manufacturing and quality, and drive hardware on schedule toward launch. You will mentor junior engineers, maintain status reporting, and ensure alignment with broader New Glenn systems engineering and production

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience with launch vehicles, spacecraft, or aircraft structures and stage hardware.
• Hands-on hardware experience on production or flight hardware.
• Strong understanding of structural design, metallic joints, buckling, fatigue, or fracture modes.
• Experience with cryogenic tanks, pressurized structures, or large welded assemblies.
• Ability to own hardware lifecycle from requirements through flight.
• Experience with manufacturing nonconformances and closure of discrepancies.
• CAD/PLM tools (Creo/Windchill) and GD&T proficiency.
• Systems engineering practices and mission/safety critical systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the single technical owner for Gen 1.1 second stage upgrades.
• Own stage-level engineering change through release and documentation.
• Coordinate with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to move hardware toward launch.
• Maintain and report hardware status for stage activities.
• Support alignment of New Glenn engineering and production practices.
• Identify opportunities for design and process cost savings.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster cross-team collaboration.
• Present technical content to leadership and customers.

Skills

Stage ownership

Leadership

Systems engineering

CAD/PLM

Team mentoring

Technical communication

Education

B.S. Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Creo

Windchill

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

Job description

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 supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers and specialists, you will serve as the Stage Responsible Engineer (SRE) for the Gen 1.1 configuration of New Glenn's second stage. You will own the integrated stage as a product including hardware, configuration, and interfaces from requirements definition through design release, build, test, and flight.

As the stage transitions from design and qualification into rate production, you will be the single threaded leader for Gen 1.1 stage design and hardware. You will lead trades and analyses to closure, drive engineering change through release, oversee discrepancies and manufacturing nonconformances on the factory floor, and make the day-to-day technical calls that keep hardware moving toward launch.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Serve as the single technical owner (Responsible Engineer) for the Gen 1.1 second stage upgrades, accountable for the integrated hardware from requirements through flight.
• Own and drive stage-level engineering change through release, including models, detail and assembly drawings, installations, and interface control documents.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to keep hardware moving; help resolve build issues, disposition manufacturing nonconformances, and close rework and repair.
• Maintain and report on technical and hardware status for stage-level engineering activities.
• Support the alignment and consistent implementation of New Glenn systems engineering, design, and production practices across the second stage.
• Identify opportunities for design, process, and operational cost savings across the stage build.
• Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers across engineering, integration, and systems.
• Foster open communication and present technical content and recommendations to all levels of leadership and to internal and external customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or other related engineering field.
• 8+ years of proven experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, or aircraft structures, tanks, or integrated stage-level hardware.
• Hands-on experience with hardware "on the production floor" and/or "in service" - building, testing, or operating flight hardware.
• Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles, including metallic design fundamentals, bolted joint design and analysis, and buckling, fatigue, and fracture failure modes.
• Experience with cryogenic tanks, pressurized structures, or large-scale welded metallic assemblies.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of the hardware lifecycle from requirements definition through concept development, design, analysis, testing, qualification, and integration onto a vehicle.
• Experience dispositioning manufacturing nonconformances and driving hardware discrepancies to closure.
• Experience with CAD and PLM tools (Creo/Windchill preferred), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and drawing standards.
• Highly knowledgeable of systems engineering practices, integration processes, and mission/safety critical systems.
• Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in ambiguous environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and mentor junior engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; strength in teaming and collaboration in a diverse work environment, self-starter.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to our inclusive culture.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card hold