Blue Origin · 23 hours ago
Materials & Processes Engineer II – Rocket Engine Tribology
Greater Seattle Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$99K/yr - $139K/yr
3+ years expBlue Origin is working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems for the benefit of Earth. This role involves optimizing seals, bearings, and sliding mechanisms for performance and longevity while collaborating with design engineers and assessing lubrication and wear-related risks.
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
Required
B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Material Science, or related field with a minimum of 3 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
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
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, and 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.
10001+ employees
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
Leadership Team
David Limp
Chief Executive Officer
Tim Collins
Vice President, Global Supply Chain
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