Blue Origin · 2 months ago
Mechanical Design Engineer III - Lunar Permanence
Denver, CO
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$108K/yr - $151K/yr
5+ years expBlue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Mechanical Design Engineer III will be part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, responsible for the design, analysis, and testing of mechanisms hardware for lunar landers, contributing to sustainable infrastructure for crew and cargo transport to the lunar surface.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design, analysis, development, and testing of mechanisms hardware, including metallic piece parts, geartrains, motors, bearings, linkages, and integrated assemblies
Create 3D models, detail part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents
Provide manufacturing and production support for your hardware
Provide technical guidance for integration
Support configuration development and trade studies
Apply practical approaches to hardware fabrication and cost impacts
Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware
Work with vertically-integrated teams that are responsible for materials, manufacturing processes, to produce world-class aerospace hardware
Participate in subsystem test planning, execution, data reduction and analysis
Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data
Participate in the development and purchase of new equipment and tooling
Maintain and report on activity schedule, budget and technical status
Qualification
Required
Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering
5+ years of experience with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle mechanisms and/or structures
Experience on recently developed aircraft or launch vehicles in one or more of the following areas:
Structural design of metallic components and assemblies
Familiarity with DC motors (stepper, BLDC, etc)
Motor, geartrain, linkage, and bearing selection and sizing
Material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques
Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software
Familiar with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5)
Preferred
Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and development designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis
Understanding of material and design considerations in a cryogenic operating environment
Experience with full product lifecycle of design, test, and production
Experience with Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5 or greater, Windchill 10
Familiarity with classical hand analysis methods (Bruhn, Niu, Roark's ect.)
Familiarity with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, Abaqus, HyperMesh, Hypersizer
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%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$185.35MKey Investors
NASAUnited States Space Force
2024-02-20Secondary Market
2024-01-24Undisclosed· $18M
2021-12-03Grant· $130M
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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