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Blue Origin · 3 days ago

Mechanical Engineer III - Tooling

Merritt Island, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Mechanical Engineer III - Tooling will apply their technical expertise to design and manage tooling for rocket hardware, collaborating closely with various engineering teams to ensure quality and efficiency in manufacturing processes.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Design high-quality production, development, test, integration, and manufacturing tooling for the Blue Engines, Lunar and New Glenn business units

Capable of integrating concepts and principles of mechanical design and analysis of several projects in a fast-paced environment -- projects will vary in size and scale

Ability to interpret and apply sound design and drafting standards (ASME Y14.5) when creating drawings

Handle a wide range of technical design challenges related to all types of assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines

Close collaboration with component designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to achieve the best possible cradle-to-grave metrics (safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, life, and maintenance/refurbishment)

Manage projects, including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, proof testing, and commissioning of custom tooling

Set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to ensure project completion

Facilitate effective and collaborative communication by fostering creativity and using team member strengths

The ability to work in a team environment is a must. All designs are the collective effort of the team

Qualification

Tooling designCAD softwareFEA analysisDesign for manufacturabilityManufacturing processesCustom machine designTeam collaborationProject managementEffective communication

Required

A successful candidate will typically have a B.S. degree in any Engineering subject area from an accredited institution

7+ years of work or project experience with design, build, and commissioning of tooling and fixtures for manufacturing, assembly, and test

Experience using CAD and FEA-based analysis software (Creo and ANSYS Workbench preferred) for structural applications

Preferred

Experience with FEM and complex structural analysis in addition to the ability to perform hand calculations including the creation of freebody diagrams

Strong expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) including experience taking products from development design to rate production

Proven understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis

Proven understanding of common manufacturing processes and machines including CNC machining, manual mills and lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, inspection, etc

Familiarity with industry standards, such as ASME BTH-1, ACI 318, AISC, and NASA SP-8077

Experience with custom machine design: motors, actuators, linear rails/actuators, pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, etc

Experience with Creo and Windchill CAD/PDM systems

Experience with NX and Teamcenter CAD/PDM systems

Experience with Analysis packages such as: ANSYS Workbench, FEMAP Pre/Post processing, NASTRAN Solver, NX Advance Simulation, etc