Blue Origin · 7 hours ago
Mechanical Systems Engineer - New Glenn
Blue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. The Mechanical Systems Engineer will support the development and operations of New Glenn, focusing on the design, development, and testing of various spaceflight systems, while ensuring safe and repeatable spaceflight.
AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Applies engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze, repair structural, mechanical, and fluid systems hardware
Role will have a strong emphasis on supporting production activities
Designing and analyzing flight structure using 3D CAD programs and FEA tools
Interpret engineering models, drawings, specification, work instructions and test procedures to support non conformance review assessments
Specifically identifying available work and resolving roadblocks to facilitate production tasks
Release and support of engineering artifacts across the product life cycle to support hardware fabrication, assembly, verification, test and operations. Implements’ operating procedures, resolves system malfunctions, and provides technical information
Investigates equipment failures and difficulties to diagnose faulty operation, and to make recommendations to maintenance crew
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or similar Engineering field
5+ years of professional experience in mechanical system design to include one or more of the following: turbines, fins, pressure vessels, fluids/hydraulics, auxiliary power units
Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D modeling tools
Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components
Experience and ability to work independently on rapid development programs
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum
Preferred
Experience in primary flight control actuator design
Experience in aerospace hydraulic system component design or system architecture design
Experience in aerospace deployable devices design such as doors, landing gear or sensors
Experience in primary structures design
Experience in Creo (Pro-E)
Experience in structural FEA using ANSYS, NASTRAN or similar tools
Proven success supporting review assessments and analysis for non conformances
Experience leading at least 1 multi-person development project, leading requirements, priorities, scope, schedule, cost, and communications
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
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
Company
Blue Origin
Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system.
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
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