This role is part of Blue Origin National Security, which is supported by multiple business units across all Blue Origin facilities. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to safety and quality to positively impact the development of Space Vehicle hardware. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions:

• Travel for this role is estimated to be 10% of the time.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Design production, development, test, integration, and advanced manufacturing tooling and equipment for the Blue National Security business unit.
• Streamline integration, payload integration, and mission-unique designs.
• Capable of integrating concepts and principles of mechanical design and analysis of several projects in a fast-paced environment -- projects will vary in size and scale.
• Ability to interpret and apply sound design and drafting standards (ASME Y14.5) when creating drawings.
• Handle a wide range of technical design challenges related to all types of assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines.
• Close collaboration with flight hardware designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to achieve the best possible cradle-to-grave metrics (safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, life, and maintenance/refurbishment).
• Develop statements of work for design-build contracts which requires close collaboration with stakeholders to define requirements.
• Support projects, including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, proof testing, and commissioning of custom tooling.
• Support scheduling and budget inputs to ensure project completion and/or for estimating for future GSE & Tooling needs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years’ experience with design, build, and commissioning of tooling, fixtures, custom machines, or design support equipment for manufacturing, assembly, and test.
• Experience with FEM and complex structural analysis in addition to the ability to perform hand calculations including the creation of free body diagrams.
• Proven experience with CAD-based design software for modeling and drafting.
• Basic understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Strong expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) including experience taking products from development design to rate production.
• Proven understanding of common manufacturing processes and machines such as CNC machining, manual mills and lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, inspection, etc.
• Familiarity with industry standards, such as ASME BTH-1, aluminum design manual, and AISC.
• Experience with custom machine design: motors, actuators, linear rails/actuators, pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, etc.
• Experience with Creo and Windchill CAD/PDM systems.
• Experience with Analysis packages such as: ANSYS Workbench, FEMAP Pre/Post processing, NASTRAN Solver, NX Advance Simulation, etc.

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