Technician - Materials & Process (heat Treat) Hardware

Front Door Defense; Titusville (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options for regular employees

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Technician in Titusville, Florida to build and optimize vacuum heat-treat processes for aerospace components. This role requires a passion for space and solid experience in aerospace vacuum thermal processing.

As part of a dedicated team, you will be pivotal in ensuring safe and repeatable space flight by managing thermal processing of materials.

The position offers robust benefits including health insurance, paid time off, and stock options, contributing to our mission of enabling human spaceflight.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of aerospace vacuum thermal processing experience or equivalent.
• Experience with stainless steel, copper, nickel, and titanium alloys.
• Familiar with performing vacuum furnace preventative maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize vacuum heat-treat processes for aerospace components.
• Perform pyrometric testing and certification of vacuum furnace equipment.
• Assist with specification, procurement and installation of equipment.

Skills

Aerospace vacuum thermal processing experience

Understanding of vacuum system fundamentals

Strong written skills

Safety commitment

Experience thermally processing aerospace materials

Overhead crane and rigging experience

Education

2 years technical college or 5 years working with vacuum heat-treating furnaces

Tools

Vacuum furnaces

Pyrometric testing tools

Job description

Technician - Materials & Process (heat Treat)

Location: Titusville, Florida, United States

Job Tags: Hardware

Build and optimize vacuum heat-treat processes for aerospace components at Blue Origin

About The Role

Blue Origin Operations Technician

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 Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

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 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 technicians, you will be responsible for the thermal processing of a wide range of aerospace hardware for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team's impact on all aspects of heat treat and pyrometry including:

• Assisting with specification, procurement and installation of equipment
• Operation and maintenance of vacuum furnaces, sub‑systems and ancillary equipment
• Assisting with process documentation and controls
• Performance of Pyrometric testing and certification of vacuum furnace equipment.

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

Qualifications

• Passion for our mission and vision: Millions of people living and working in space!
• Minimum of 3 years of aerospace vacuum thermal processing experience or equivalent.
• 2 years technical college – or a minimum of 5 years on the job training working with vacuum heat‑treating furnaces.
• Must have understanding of vacuum system fundamentals and operation.
• Experience thermally processing aerospace materials such as stainless steel, copper, nickel and cobalt alloys, and titanium wrought alloys, casting, and additive manufacturing.
• Familiar with pre and post process testing such as hardness testing.
• Familiar with performing vacuum furnace preventative maintenance.
• Strong written and personal computer skills.
• Safety committed & conscientiousness.
• Background/familiarity with Calibration and pyrometry (AMS 2750 & AMS 2769).
• Physically able to climb ladders and stairs and lift and carry 50 lbs. for limited durations.
• Overhead crane and rigging experience.
• Ability to support 1st, 2nd and weekend shifts as necessary

Desired

• 5+ years of aerospace vacuum thermal processing experience
• Experience performing post process testing such as hardness, alpha case, and mechanical testing
• Experience working with:
  • Materials engineers to design, test, and document heat treatment and braze processes
  • Design engineers to specify braze joints designs, braze alloy selection (Ni and precious metal base), and process development

Benefits

• Benefits include: 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 workforce. 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. For more information on 'Know Your Rights,' please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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