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!  

This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. 

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of systems engineers and designers, you will lead the mass properties management for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of developing the next generation of crewed lunar lander architectures. In this role, you will be accountable for mass properties control, analysis, visibility, verification, data management, and documentation for one or more lunar architecture programs.  Your engagement will span all program phases, from conceptual design, through development, production, deployment, and post-flight.

You will contribute to the definition of mass properties requirements, allocations, and implementation of phase-specific controls. Through a deep understanding of designs and their maturity, you will assign mass growth allowances, mass optimization strategies, manufacturing methods, and other mass efficient innovations. This work will enable early trades and decision-making that prevent unacceptable mass properties exceedances. 

As an integrated team member, you will perform detailed mass properties calculations from design descriptions, schematics, and 3D CAD models. You will update and maintain the mass properties data, ensuring it reflects the most recent information.  By aggregating mass properties data into easy-to-read reports, you will facilitate threat and opportunity decision-making between program leaders and design teams throughout the development lifecycle. You will lead mass properties control board(s), organizing presenters, presenting mass status, and developing actions to ensure mass properties success. During the integration phase, you will lead design teams in the development of mass properties verification plans at all levels of integration. This will include development of weight and balance test plans and procedures to measure mass, center of gravity, and moments of inertia.  As the subassemblies and final products are delivered, you will ensure procedures and analyses for verifying all mass properties are complete. 

You will work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Permanence system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• End-to-end ownership of the system mass properties on a given lunar architecture

• Develop and iterate on continuous process and tool improvements

• Allocate, estimate, and manage mass properties requirements, margins, and weight growth allowances throughout the entire product lifecycle

• Verify that the hardware meets requirements and execute configuration control to ensure the mass properties model is an accurate representation of the flight vehicle

• Perform conceptual mass properties calculations from geometric approximations 

• Perform detailed mass properties calculations from 3D CAD models and released drawings

• Generate vehicle/architecture distributed mass profiles and uncertainty analysis (center of gravity and moments of inertia) across all mission profiles 

• Verify component, subsystem, and system mass properties data by collaborating with members of the design, integration, test, and production teams

• Plan, develop, and implement weight and balance testing to measure center of gravity and moment of inertia 

• Support development of system requirements, flow down, and verification planning 

• Develop and maintain mass properties records throughout the product lifecycle

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, or related subject area 

• Successful candidates in this role typically have 5+ years of related experience

• Ability to demonstrate technical knowledge in a wide range of aerospace subsystems including fluids & propulsion, structures & mechanisms, avionics & power, thermal, crew systems, and ground support equipment  

• Experience managing mass properties per ANSI/AIAA S-120 (2015) 

• Knowledge of systems engineering practices, fabrication and integration processes, and quality control 

• Extensive computer skills including MS Excel, MS Access, and MATLAB 

• Ability to solve a variety of complex problems using analytical methods, simulation, and hands-on experimental testing 

• Experience presenting complex data to program leadership in a clear and concise manner

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment

• 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

• 8+ years of professional experience in mass properties and/or system level development role 

• Experience with mass properties/weight control processes, including identifying and resolving mass property threats and opportunities

• Mass Properties control experience in all flight program phases

• Experience in developing and improving mass properties tool chains

• Experience designing and developing aerospace hardware in CAD

• Experience testing and measuring hardware to validate and verify mass properties

 

Compensation Range for:

CA applicants is $120,060.00-$168,084.00;CO applicants is $110,055.00-$154,077.00;WA applicants is $120,060.00-$168,084.00

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.

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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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