Tech Designer III

Tech Designer III Design and release fabrication drawings for Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander thermal components

Location:

Seattle, Denver, Los Angeles

Job Tags:
Product

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 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 diverse 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.

We are looking for an expert designer to use their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required. If you're excited by providing near‑term value, solving novel problems, learning about exciting topics, and completing challenging activities, please apply!

As part of a hardworking team of diverse specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will be deployed to programs that craft the future of Blue Origin. Your skill in the design, modeling, and drafting of safe, reliable, ready‑to‑install hardware will be crucial to providing safe reliable transportation to the moon!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Create and modify CAD models of lunar vehicle thermal components in CREO
• Build CAD models of thermal components, including tubes and tube routing, heat exchangers, and valves.
• Build Interface Control Models
• Deliver geometry to analysis teams in support to feed Finite Element Models
• Release fabrication, assembly, and installation drawings in Windchill
• Incorporate drafting standards and standard drawing notes based on company, program, and industry standards.
• Perform model and drawing check activities during release reviews.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ Experience with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle modeling and drawings
• Experience with top‑down design methods.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using Creo Parametric / ProE software and Windchill.
• Proficient in standard fits, tolerance stacks, and GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5).
• Experience in drawing generation, checking, and release processes.
• 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:

• Extensive experience with Pro Engineer/Creo with Windchill
• Experience selecting standard aerospace hardware (fittings, fasteners, bushings, washers, pins, etc)
• Experience modeling and drafting routed systems, specifically CREO Piping module.
• Experience releasing drawings in aerospace application
• Experience working in a multi‑functional team with engineers, designers, and analysts to optimize sophisticated designs.

Compensation Range for:

• CA applicants is $85,962.00-$
• CO applicants is $78,798.00-$
• WA applicants is $85,962.00-$

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

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