Stage Engineer, Sr Glenn Second Stage; Gen

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 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. 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.

As part of a hardworking team of engineers and specialists, you will serve as the Stage Responsible Engineer (SRE) for the Gen 1.1 configuration of New Glenn’s second stage. You will own the integrated stage as a product including hardware, configuration, and interfaces from requirements definition through design release, build, test, and flight. As the stage transitions from design and qualification into rate production, you will be the single threaded leader for Gen 1.1 stage design and hardware.

You will lead trades and analyses to closure, drive engineering change through release, oversee discrepancies and manufacturing nonconformances on the factory floor, and make the day-to-day technical calls that keep hardware moving toward launch. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

• Serve as the single technical owner (Responsible Engineer) for the Gen 1.1 second stage upgrades, accountable for the integrated hardware from requirements through flight.
• Own and drive stage-level engineering change through release, including models, detail and assembly drawings, installations, and interface control documents.
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain to keep hardware moving; help resolve build issues, disposition manufacturing nonconformances, and close rework and repair.
• Maintain and report on technical and hardware status for stage-level engineering activities.
• Support the alignment and consistent implementation of New Glenn systems engineering, design, and production practices across the second stage.
• Identify opportunities for design, process, and operational cost savings across the stage build.
• Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers across engineering, integration, and systems.
• Foster open communication and present technical content and recommendations to all levels of leadership and to internal and external customers.

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or other related engineering field.
• 8+ years of proven experience with launch vehicle, spacecraft, or aircraft structures, tanks, or integrated stage-level hardware.
• Hands-on experience with hardware “on the production floor” and/or “in service” — building, testing, or operating flight hardware.
• Strong understanding of structural design and analysis principles, including metallic design fundamentals, bolted joint design and analysis, and buckling, fatigue, and fracture failure modes.
• Experien…