Welding Engineer III

Overview

Welding Engineer III role at Blue Origin
. This role is part of the New Shepard program, a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line. The team works on material problems for spaceflight systems, reviews production drawings for large complex assemblies, develops processes, selects materials, and defines design requirements. We collaborate with quality, design, structures, thermal, integration, and manufacturing to optimize designs and processes.

The team manages welding and metallic experience across the New Shepard program, offering opportunities to gain and share experiences across the organization. The environment values flexibility, thoroughness, detail-orientation, and passion for the mission.

We are looking for someone to apply technical expertise, leadership skills, and a commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight.

• Develop, release, and maintain welding process documentation.
• Support procurement activities to support vehicle build schedules.
• Support integrated test objectives, data review, and reporting.
• Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Work with multi-functional teams across multiple sites including design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement, and manufacturing.

• B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
• 5+ years in professional engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
• Experience with material selection, compatibility, and metallic manufacturing techniques and product forms (e.g., sheet metal, machining).
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T, and design for manufacturability.
• Hands-on experience with hardware on the production floor and/or in service.

• Experience with aluminum welding methods including friction stir welding and gas tungsten arc welding.
• Ability to work independently, driving engineering from conceptual to released engineering and flight hardware.
• Experience designing for manufacturability and value engineering, with focus on cost reduction and build time optimization.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project or another equivalent schedule software.
• Familiarity with budget management.
• Experience in risk management and consolidation of technical data for presentation to senior leadership.

Compensation range for WA applicants is $-$.

Culture Statement:
Don’t meet all desired requirements? You are encouraged to apply anyway. We value authentic workplaces and aim to consider qualified applicants with various backgrounds.

Export Control Regulations:
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, a U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

• Blue’s Standard Background Check required for all positions.
• Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check for roles requiring access to military installations.
• Certain roles may require additional checks for drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles (CMVs) and related regulatory requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential where applicable.

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance; paid parental leave; short and long-term disability; 401(k) with company match up to 5%;
  Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off:
  Up to four weeks per year, plus up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Benefits eligibility and bonus considerations may vary by role and job level; details provided by recruiter.

Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We hire based on qualifications, performance, and abilities and are committed to a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and terms of employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other protected status.

We comply with applicable laws and ordinances related to fair hiring practices.

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Auburn, WA | 2 days ago