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Blue Origin · 2 weeks ago

Materials & Processes Engineer III – Rocket Engine Tribology

Greater Seattle Area

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$117K/yr - $164K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable and safe space vehicles for the benefit of Earth. The Materials & Processes Engineer III will work within the Engines business unit to optimize materials and processes for rocket engine components, ensuring performance and longevity through collaboration with design engineers.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Partner with component design engineers to optimize seals, bearings, and sliding mechanisms for performance and longevity

Assess and develop wear interfaces, including specifying surface finishes and coating solutions that meet mission requirements

Identify lubrication and wear-related risks early in the design cycle and implement effective mitigation strategies

Plan, recommend, and execute material screening and wear-life test campaigns to validate design choices and uncover damage modalities

Influence material system selection, design for producibility, and rugged/robust product architecture across the program lifecycle

Qualification

Tribology application experienceMaterial interface behaviorSurface engineeringOptical microscopyStatistical analysis methodsFailure analysisSoft skills

Required

B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Material Science, or related field with a minimum of 5 years product-focused tribology application experience

Hands-on experience partnering with hardware design function to develop and execute test plans to characterize friction and wear of tribological systems containing metallic and non-metallic elements

Fundamental understanding of the behavior of material interfaces in relative motion, to support design decisions with respect to operation in high vibration and/or in-space environments

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum

Required for all positions: Blue's Standard Background Check

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training

Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Preferred

Demonstrated experience supporting flight production programs

Experience with characterization of wear surfaces and materials using methods such as: optical microscopy, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectroscopy, x-ray fluorescence, fractography, etc

Expertise in at least one of the following: Vacuum-compatible dry film lubricants and deposition processes, Tribology of metal-on-metal interfaces exposed to wide temperature ranges, Vacuum- and propellant-compatible greases, Experience with surface engineering, residual stress treatments, superfinishing, coatings and other surface modifications

Demonstrated experience authoring specifications and process control documents

Experience with statistical analysis methods and related tools

Familiarity with standard methods for testing mechanical properties (including fatigue, fracture, creep, stress rupture) of metallic and soft materials

Experience with failure analysis and forensic investigations