Configuration Design Engineer III - Lunar Permanence

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

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 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 Blue Moon landers and related products.

To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. We are a 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.

• Perform overall physical integration and packaging of configuration subsystems within the integrated product
• Support development of system requirements, flow down, and verification planning
• Develop inter-module priorities and resolve integration issues between lead engineers and their respective teams
• Coordinate the change management process, facilitating design reviews, and ensuring communication between all groups affected by the change
• Trade cross-functional impact studies to assist in development and programmatic decisions
• Lead regular configuration reviews to address module level interfaces, subsystem functionality, assembly, and operations
• Continually assess configuration for integrated assembly, test, integration, production, and operations and drive design to optimize for manufacturability, quality, and cost
• Management of the Vehicle CAD models, including making sure top-down design principles, maintaining the CAD structure, and exporting CAD models
• Create and manage interface definitions between subsystems with appropriate control documents and models
• Ensure that the configuration supports major design reviews and program milestones
• Coordinate system modification activities including records and management control for overall product
• Ensure the team adheres and improves the configuration design best practices as well as Blue Origin configuration design standards

• B.S. in Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or related subject area
• Successful candidates in this role typically have 5+ years of related experience
• Proven configuration control experience on recently developed products from early trade studies through final design, manufacturing, and test
• Strong social skills and experience working in a highly integrated cross-functional team environment
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and experience with large assembly management (Creo Pro/E preferred)
• Experience with component packaging of highly integrated and complex products
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
• Ability to earn trust and maintain positive and professional relationships

• M.S. in Aerospace Engineering or related technical subject area
• Successful candidates typically have 8+ years of experience in aerospace systems development
• Configuration control experience in all flight program phases
• Strong knowledge of GD&T practices with tolerance stack-up analysis
• Experience with software tools such as DOORS Next Generation, Cameo, MATLAB/Simulink, Confluence, JIRA, Git, Creo, and Windchill

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