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. 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.  

Engineering and Program Management: This role is part of Enterprise Program Management (EPM), where we provide technical standards, tools, processes, training, and subject matter expertise for product engineering and manufacturing. EPM allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization.

New Glenn: This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar, and beyond. Its first stage is fully reusable, and the vehicle was designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will lead the analysis efforts for unique Thermal Protection System (TPS) and hot structures components.  You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects. First primarily focused on analysis, but also including significant contributions in design, testing and flight operations. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Special Mentions:

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 20% of the time
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of specialists, you will be responsible for performing and overseeing structural analysis of hot structure on reusable launch vehicles made from Nickel alloys, Carbon/-Carbon or other Ceramic Matrix Composites.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• All aspects of structural analysis: thermal, structural and acoustic analysis (transient and static)
• Configuration development and trade studies
• Developing novel and efficient approaches to challenging analysis problems
• Driving key aspects of material allowables testing
• Detailed understanding of failure modes and design drivers for hot structures
• Creating detailed analysis reports to support production drawing releases.
• Supporting test development, performing post-test analysis
• Collaborate with multiple disciplinary groups to meet requirements.
• As a principal engineer, you will also coach, mentor, and technically assist other members of the team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of a B.S. degree (M.S. preferred) in engineering and 15+ years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, or automotive.
• Experience with hot structure analysis and sizing on recently developed vehicles
• Experience analyzing CMC structures, such as C/C, C/SiC, or SiC/SiC
• Proficiency with one or more of the following finite element software packages: Ansys, NASTRAN, Optistruct, Abaqus, LS-Dyna,Hyperworks, including thermal solutions
• Detailed understanding of failure modes and analysis methods for hot structures
• Experience trading options including Nickel alloys, Carbon/Carbon, refractory metals, and thermal protection materials
• 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:

• Knowledge of material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques
• Experience with damage tolerance analysis of composite and/or CMC structures
• Experience with hypersonic vehicle design and their requirements
• High temperature structural testing experience
• Industry exposure and contacts in Aerospace: high temperature materials and components.
• Familiarity with aerothermal and vibroacoustic analysis
• Deep knowledge of bonded and bolted joint design, mechanics, and relevant analysis techniques.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $162,465.75-$227,452.05

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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