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Blue Origin · 2 weeks ago

Senior Structural Composites Engineer

Merritt Island, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$130K/yr - $181K/yr

7+ years exp

Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. The Senior Structural Composites Engineer will be responsible for the development of composite structures, managing the lifecycle from concept to certification, and providing manufacturing support to ensure safe human spaceflight.

AerospaceManufacturingNational SecurityRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Serve as the responsible engineer for the development of primary and secondary composite structures, managing the complete in-house lifecycle from concept to certification

Work as an integral part of the structures engineering team to produce, validate, and certify composite design for use in aerospace applications

Generate all engineering drawings including detail ply buildup and tooling surfaces

Generate all engineering CAD, drawings including detail ply buildup and tooling surfaces

Develop configuration and design trade studies

Provide manufacturing and production support and coordinate activities between the design team and manufacturing team

Incorporate lessons learned by implementing processes and training to enable error-free-engineering to minimize production discrepancies

Create and maintain a detailed/prioritized schedule of activity and work to deliver results on schedule and on budget

Plan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test data

Derive demand and generate requirements for new equipment and tooling to support scope

Provide inputs to expenditure tracking and budgeting; develop estimates for materials and capital assets

Qualification

Composite structure engineeringCertification of composite partsCreo CAD softwareAutomated fiber placementNondestructive evaluationGD&T analysisComposite fabrication methodsAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam collaboration

Required

Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering core courses

7+ years of experience working in composite primary structure engineering development or hands on production role

Experience with certification of composite parts for aerospace applications

Expertise in one or more of the following: automated fiber placement (AFP) and tape laying (ATL), lamination, tooling, nondestructive evaluation, trimming/drilling/routing/machining, robotics, system integration, training, and production control systems

Knowledge of classic laminate theory and analysis for initial sizing of composite parts

Familiarity with composite fabrication methods, VARTM, prepreg, RTM, etc

Demonstrated expertise with Creo CAD software

Experience with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5) and performing tolerance stacks

Customer-focused with strong communication skills

Minimal travel to manufacturing location is required (no more than 10%)

Preferred

Familiarity with FEM software packages, ideally Ansys, CATIA, and/ or Hypermesh

This includes but not limited to, BVID testing, full scale test development, and overall damage tolerance certification for composite structures

Knowledge in material selection, compatibility, and manufacturing techniques, assembly, integration, and qualification testing

Strong mechanical design, integration, and mechanism analysis skills using 3D modeling and simulation tools (CREO preferred)

Experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical system elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles (primary or secondary structure)

Experience with large out-of-autoclave (OoA) oven curing

Proven ability to work respectfully and cooperatively with various teams across large distances

Exceptional analytical skills and a proven ability to drive complex projects with minimal oversight