Structural Design Engineer III

Jobtailor; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 121,023 - 169,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced engineer to lead the engineering scope for the New Glenn project, focusing on a full design cycle and supporting procurement activities. The ideal candidate holds a B.S. degree in engineering with 3-5+ years of experience and must possess strong CAD skills and a solid foundation in the mechanics of materials.

This role involves cross-functional collaboration in a culture that prioritizes safety and innovation, with a total compensation package that includes competitive base pay and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 3-5+ years in professional engineering experience.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T and design for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering scope including planning, design, analysis, and test.
• Ownership of the entire design cycle for structure components.
• Support procurement activities and integrated test objectives.

Skills

Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials

Mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software

Product data management (PDM) skills

Hands-on experience with hardware

Education

B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field

Tools

3D CAD software

FEA analysis codes (Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct)

Job description

Position Overview

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.

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.

Minimum 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. This position is expected to perform both design and preliminary sizing of structures.
• 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).
• Hands on experience with hardware “on the production floor” and/or “in service”.
• Ability to travel 0%-20% of the year to Suppliers and Manufacturing Facility in FL to support manufacturing as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work independently driving engineering from conceptual to released engineering and flight hardware.
• Experience designing for manufacturability and value engineering, with focus on cost reduction and build time hour optimization.
• Experience with FEA analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, LS/Dyna.
• Familiarity with buckling, fatigue and/or fracture failure modes.

Base Pay Range (WA)

$121,023.00 – $169,432.20

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s affirmative action plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.