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Blue Origin · 16 hours ago

Engines Materials & Process - Casting Engineer

Huntsville, AL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$117K/yr - $164K/yr

5+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Engines Materials & Process - Casting Engineer role involves driving manufacturable casting designs and qualifying hardware within the Engines business unit, contributing to the design and manufacturing of propulsion systems for rockets.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Support and provide oversight for design intent related to casting process development and process control at manufacturing sites

Influence, establish, and control process envelopes for gating design, shell, mold prep, and melt/pour process steps such that Engineering requirements are met

Influence Design for Manufacturability (DFM) such that cast hardware can be produced at rate with minimal rework

Review casting part drawings, and collaborate with design, analysis, manufacturing on the implementation of design requirements into production

Own casting part qualification; collaborate with design, analysis, manufacturing to align on testing scope

Complete Materials & Processes Engineering responsibilities on First Article Qualifications, non-conformances, repairs and continuous improvement projects

Find opportunities for new or improved material and process development, coordinate test campaigns, provide program updates to Product Team Leads

Participate in the development of internal engineering and quality processes to standardize and accelerate material evaluation, implementation, and qualification procedures

Qualification

Metal casting process engineeringMetallurgical expertiseProcess qualificationCAD software (CREO/SolidWorks)Casting process simulation softwareData analysisContinuous improvementCollaboration

Required

B.S. or higher degree in Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or related field

Minimum 5 years process engineering experience with metal casting

Ability and willingness to work onsite, with up to 20% of the time (or as needed) being in or traveling to Arlington, WA and the balance being in Kent/Renton, WA or Huntsville, AL

Experience with basic gating/riser design, investment or molding process, melt and cast process

Metallurgical expertise with material systems used in the aerospace industry, such as Ni-based alloys, Ti-based alloys, oxygen-compatible alloys

Experience with part and process qualification and developing process controls

Ability to collect and analyze data and present results in a meaningful format