Configurator III, Design – Sustaining Engineering- New Glenn

Blue Origin • Space Coast, FL

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About The Position

Blue Origin is hiring a Configurator III, Design, to support the development and operations of New Glenn, a reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. The role facilitates configuration development and integration for New Glenn’s Upper Stage and Payload Accommodations (GS2PA), contributing to system design across structural, mechanical, fluids, and electrical subsystems.

The role leads configuration management for an assigned scope, including defining and maintaining configuration baselines, coordinating design changes, reviewing Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), and ensuring traceability and documentation. It works across engineering, manufacturing, assembly, integration test, and operations teams to resolve configuration issues and ensure vehicle-level design solutions support downstream planning and integration milestones. The position also contributes to improving manufacturing rate, reducing nonconformances, and improving vehicle design.

Relocation may be provided. Travel is expected up to 15% of the time, and interviews include a technical assessment. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum status requirements. A standard background check is required.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in engineering and at least 5 years of experience in aircraft or spacecraft mechanical design, configuration, and layout engineering.
• Demonstrated design configuration control experience on recently developed products and equipment used in oil and gas, aircraft, or launch vehicles, from early trade studies through final design and into manufacturing and test.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills, with experience working in a highly integrated cross-functional team environment.
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and visualization tools.
• Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and planning principles and tools.
• Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
• Ability to pass the standard background check.

Nice To Haves

• B.S. degree in engineering and at least 10 years of experience, or an M.S. degree in engineering and at least 8 years of experience.
• Strong GD&T skills and experience with large tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Experience using PTC Creo and Windchill.
• Participation in recognized configuration management training (CMII).
• Knowledge of aerospace vehicle fabrication and assembly techniques and related quality control concepts.
• Ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to practical design solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead an integrated product team (IPT) to define configuration baselines for vehicle design changes, modifications, and variants.
• Own integrated configuration across structural, mechanical, fluids, and electrical subsystems to ensure a coherent vehicle-level design solution.
• Drive development and flow-down of configuration-related requirements and support verification planning for design changes.
• Lead cross-functional trade studies and impact assessments for proposed configuration changes and design options.
• Coordinate and communicate configuration and design changes across affected subsystems, resolving conflicts and dependencies.
• Own configuration management for assigned scope, ensuring accurate baselines, revisions, and traceability in alignment with Blue standards.
• Lead and review Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) within the assigned area, ensuring completeness, technical accuracy, and configuration integrity.
• Define and maintain interface configurations between subsystems, including appropriate model-based definitions and control documents.
• Manage cross-module integration priorities and expectations, driving resolution of configuration and integration issues between engineering teams.
• Ensure configuration baselines and documentation support major design reviews and integration milestones.
• Track and report configuration-related development status, including schedule, risk, and key technical issues for the assigned scope.
• Ensure manufacturing, assembly, integration test, and concept-of-operations considerations are incorporated into configuration decisions.
• Provide technical guidance to integration and test teams so configuration intent is understood and maintained.
• Champion adherence to configuration management best practices and Blue Origin configuration management standards across the IPT.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
• Up to four weeks of paid time off per year based on weekly scheduled hours
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on company discretion

What This Job Offers

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