Senior Materials and Process Engineer

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.  

This role is part of the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers you will tackle existing material problems for various spaceflight systems and share in the team’s impact on all aspects of New Shepard. You will review production drawings for large complex assemblies, develop processes, select materials, and define design requirements. We work closely with Quality, Design, Structures, Thermal, Integration, and Manufacturing to optimize designs and processes. Your broad experience in materials & processes for metallics (e.g. forging, casting, forming, extrusion, plating, corrosion, coating, brazing, anodization, welding, passivation), composites, and non-metallics (e.g. o-rings, seals, lubricants) will be impactful to the team as we refine processes and engineering designs.  Specific to this role we are seeking an M&P engineer that has significant experience designing, building, and repairing large-scale composite aerospace structures.  This will include qualification, development, and improvement of process specifications of composite hardware.

Our best team members are flexible in constantly evolving environments, detail oriented, and passionate.  We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight!  Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

Relocation provided.

Travel expected up to 50% of the time for approximately the first year then 5% of the time after the first year.

Shifts available:  1st shift

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop new and robust manufacturing processes and transition into production.
• Create test plans, specifications, and other documentation for the development of flight hardware.
• Support activities to implement new processes and hardware, including tooling and equipment reviews.
• Provide technical and design for manufacturability guidance to ensure producibility of new hardware.
• Qualify internal and external processes.
• Review documentation to ensure compliance to hardware requirements internally and at external suppliers.
• Work with multi-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce aerospace hardware.
• Assist in addressing and dispositioning nonconformances.
• Find opportunities for improvements to quality, cost, and schedule.
• Coach, mentor, and technically assist other engineers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Material Science, Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Chemical, Aerospace Engineering or relevant field from ABET accredited school.
• 8+ years’ experience with polymer based composite fabrication process development and process qualification.
• Experience with aircraft, launch vehicle, spacecraft, or satellite development, production, or operations, especially laminate / core sandwich structures.
• Experience with design for manufacturing and engineering drawing review.
• Experience working with external vendors.
• Experience with root cause analyses and corrective actions.
• Experience with defining, implementing, or testing composite repairs.
• Experience writing and authoring technical documentation, process specifications, and work instructions.
• Experience with 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E & Catia).
• Solid interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to learn, grow and tackle new challenges in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent attention to detail and task ownership, someone who demonstrates pride in all work and willingness to perform low-level tasks when needed.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and handle small and large projects with a diversity of internal and external customers.
• Ability to work cooperatively with teams of diverse skills across large geographic distances.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion 
• 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 Qualifications:

• Experience with vendor qualification and procedure reviews.
• Experience defining and procuring composite fabrication tooling.
• Higher temperature composite experience (C/C, C/SiC, SiC/SiC etc.)
• Experience with new facility setup and equipment selection.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $136,467.00-$191,053.80

Other site ranges may differ

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

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.

Benefits

Benefits include:  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%, and an 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.

Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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