Propulsion Engineer – Design and Production Integration

Blue Origin
Seattle, Washington
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Job Description
We are a diverse team of collaborators and problem solvers who are relentlessly committed to fostering inclusion, innovation, and safety. Through your attention to detail and dedication, this position will help us build a road to space to expand, explore, and enable the movement of damaging industries into space to preserve Earth, humanity’s blue origin. 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!
In this role you will join a passionate group in finding resolutions for non-conforming hardware throughout flight engine production. You will also develop design improvements for rocket engine components and assemblies helping us transition to a flight production environment. You will drive design for manufacturability improvements and update assembly procedures for our flight engines identified through root cause analyses, engine manufacturing, testing, and cost reduction opportunities. You will detail and release changes within the CAD model/drawings using appropriate configuration management processes. To be successful in this position, you will need to be able to balance multiple technical issues. We value team members committed to continuous learning and who foster a collaborative environment.
Some components you could be responsible for include: heat exchangers, primary and secondary structures, gimbal joints, flexible elements, insulation, and pressurized fluid systems.
Two work schedules/shifts are available for this role:
Standard M-F schedule
4/10 schedule
(Four consecutive 10hr work days, followed by three days off) supporting the weekend shift, offering flexibility for which consecutive four days you work (Must span Saturday and Sunday).
Qualifications:
  • 8*+ years of proven experience with component design, fabrication, build, and assembly.
  • Experience solving issues related to non-conforming hardware.
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD and large assembly model and configuration management (Creo Parametric and Windchill PLM preferred).
  • Knowledgeable with GD&T implementation and analysis (ASME Y14.5).
  • Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at all levels of the organization.
  • B.S. degree or higher in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
  • Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our 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.
Desired:
  • Experience in the design, production, manufacturing, and assembly of propulsion hardware.
  • Solid understanding of aerospace materials and manufacturing processes.
  • Experience with cryogenic fluids and oxygen compatibility.
  • Experience with production quality management systems.
  • Experience transitioning products from development to production.
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $136,467-$200,151
Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $136,467-$200,151
Other site ranges may differ
Export Control Regulations
Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at
EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com
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Benefits
Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.
Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays
Discretionary bonus programs

Blue Origin
Engineering
Full Time
Onsite
Competitive
See Description for Experience
1 year, 11 months ago