Structural Design Engineer III

Structural Design 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. This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin’s mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.

The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design. This individual will use their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required. You are motivated to do or learn whatever is necessary to achieve our goals while maintaining the high standards essential for safe human spaceflight.

This opportunity will report to the Structures and Mechanisms Team as part of the advanced concepts team. Your skill in the design and analysis of spacecraft mechanisms as well as your ability to deliver safe, reliable, ready to install hardware that meets requirements, while doing so within the allocated cost and schedule requirements, will lead to a rewarding career with Blue Origin.

• Design, analysis, development, and testing of primary and secondary structures, including composites and metallic piece parts, as well as integrated structural assemblies.
• Participate in the entire design cycle of flight hardware, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, development testing, and qualification. Generate component drawings, assembly drawings, and interface control documents with application of GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Create documentation for assembly and testing of development and flight hardware. Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis. Develop component specifications and manage suppliers.
• Support configuration development and trade studies.
• Apply practical approaches to hardware fabrication and cost impacts.
• Leverage experience and engineering judgement to quickly design and produce non-flight, proof of concept hardware for fast-moving research and development projects. Participate in a small, agile team to create and adapt to frequently shifting priorities.

• B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• 5+ years of proven technical experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical / structural system elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles.
• Experience in component modeling and structural analysis.
• Knowledge and practical application of all basic engineering fields – mechanisms, fluids, electrical, software, etc.
• Knowledge in material selection, compatibility, and manufacturing techniques, assembly, integration, and qualification testing.
• Strong mechanical design, integration, and analysis skills using 3D modeling and simulation tools (CREO preferred).
• Experience with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5) and performing tolerance stacks.
• Proficient and proven technical communication ability, including written, visual, and verbal, to wide audiences of varying backgrounds.
• Maintains clarity and composure under pressure in dynamic environments.
• Able to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity, referencing and applying company policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates strong planning, organizational, and multitasking skills, capable of prioritizing and managing multiple concurrent issues while ensuring effective communication with customers.
• Demonstrated proficiency in identifying and resolving non-conformances, with the ability to train and mentor others through industry best practices and problem-solving techniques.

• Knowledge of manufacturing.
• Experience specifying and justifying margins and test sequences for aerospace systems.
• Demonstrated track record in the full lifecycle management of mechanical systems and components within Aerospace or a…