Acoustics Engineer III - New Glenn Stage 2

BLUE ORIGIN • West Melbourne, FL

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About The Position

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. As part of a small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for design, analysis, development and testing of structural and acoustic subsystems for New Glenn’s Second Stage Payload Accommodations. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Requirements

• Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures.
• Familiarity with acoustic treatments and noise reduction techniques.
• Material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Familiar with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5).

Nice To Haves

• Ability to apply structural mechanics principles and development designs using hand calculations and finite element analysis.
• Experience with Creo (Pro/E) Wildfire 5 or greater, Windchill 10.
• Expertise with analysis codes: ANSYS, WAVE6, Nastran, Abaqus, Optistruct, LS/Dyna.
• Awareness of metallic and composite design and analysis considerations.
• Experience with rapid development techniques for hardware.
• Knowledge of systems engineering practices, manufacturing fabrication and assembly processes, and quality control.
• Experience with Optimization and DOE methods as applied to design, analysis, and testing.
• Experienced with fabrication of composite primary structures for aerospace.
• Experience working in a cross-functional team responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and developing the design to produce world-class engineered products.
• Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing processes for transition to production.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, and implement acoustic treatment solutions for spacecraft environments.
• Create process documents, material specifications, component specifications, and other documentation to aid and control the fabrication of acoustic treatments.
• Participate in the entire design cycle of structural and mechanical subsystems, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, development testing and qualification.
• Generate 3-D models, component drawings, assembly drawings, and interface control documents.
• Create documentation for assembly and testing of development and flight hardware.
• Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
• Work closely with contamination engineers to ensure cleanliness level requirements are maintained throughout development, integration, and flight stages.
• Work closely with suppliers to ensure products are fabricated in accordance with requirements.
• Provide manufacturing and production support, including non-conformance resolution.
• Participate in the development and purchase of new equipment and tooling.
• Work with cross-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level