Director of Engineering, Stage 1 Forward Module - New Glenn

BLUE ORIGIN • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

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 hardworking team of engineers in New Glenn, you will lead a product development team of managers and engineers working on the design, analysis, development, and qualification of structural, fluid and mechanical systems on a reusable launch vehicle in extreme environments. You will lead the team’s impact on all aspects of detailed mechanical design, requirements, layouts, analysis, component selection, modeling, drafting, manufacturing, and test definition. You will serve as a technical contributor responsible for reviewing the team’s work product and interface across multiple vehicle sub-systems and cross-functional teams. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to impact safe human spaceflight positively. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent
• Solid understanding of fluid components such as valves, tubing, pressurized hardware, seals, and bearings
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience managing technical teams and leading functional groups, with responsibility for the technical quality of work delivered, and career management of employees
• 5+ years of industry experience in pressurized fluid system design, development, and operations.
• History of developing solutions with partially defined requirements and changing criteria

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of proven experience in the design and testing of pressurized fluid systems, environment control systems, and propellant estimation systems
• Demonstrated experience developing new aerospace processes and refining existing ones
• Demonstrated experience in a space flight production program
• Experience in 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred)
• Experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools to analyze pressurized systems and secondary structures (ANSYS preferred)
• Proficiency in crafting engineering drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Hands-on experience building and testing complex mechanical assemblies
• Experience designing routed systems of metallic tubing
• Solid understanding of fabrication, integration processes, and quality control techniques relevant to tubes, machined components, and welded hardware
• Experience in the design, development, and qualification of gimbal joint assemblies

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and personal leadership to the GS1 Forward Module team.
• Lead the development of internal processes to accelerate the development of flight hardware
• Collaborate closely with design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, and integration engineers, as well as functional management, to develop and implement hardware and requirements
• Coordinate and review production drawings for components, assemblies, and P&ID schematics against program-level requirements
• Lead and coordinate external suppliers, including reviewing deliverables, negotiating contract deliverables, cost, and scope
• Manage roles, responsibilities, and accountability for each direct report and across the team
• Manage department budgets, staffing levels, and performance evaluations

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.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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