Drafter - CAD III, New Glenn Upper Stage

BLUE ORIGIN•Denver, WA

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. 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 systems engineers and designers, you will contribute to and support technical spacecraft design documentation for various spaceflight systems. In this role, you will be accountable for providing vehicle and inter-element interfaces and designs on various configurations. You will be working closely with associated teams to detail the design of an end-item product. You will be an integral part of the design team transitioning from development phase, through first flight, into production. You will be required to build CAD models, system layouts, interface controls, and functional schematics to manage the design development for the configuration. Working with each of the design teams, you will implement and enforce top-down design principles, maintain the CAD product structure, and export CAD models for their analysis and system level integration. Collaboration is encouraged with various engineering teams to utilize Creo Parametric for configuration design and documentation. As a coordinated configuration team member, you will support program concept development, interface management, procurement, assembly, integration, testing, and operations. You will be encouraged to use a background of knowledge building and integrating complex systems to drive configuration maturity towards crafting for maintainability, sustainability, manufacturing, and operations. To be successful, you will apply skillsets required to plan, layout, and maintain engineering data that represents the continued evolution of configuration designs such as detail, assembly, and installation drawings. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

Extensive experience working in ProEngineer/Creo with Windchill familiarity
Experience managing large CAD assemblies and associated drawing releases
Experience creating fabrication and installation drawings
Successful candidates in this role typically have 5+ years of related experience in automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle hardware.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a 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

Nice To Haves

Experience using PTC ProPiping, ProCabling, or Routed Systems Designer
Experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41 drafting standards
Solid understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis
Knowledge of spacecraft components, installation, and fabrication methods of piping systems
Experience with a PDM version control database

Responsibilities

Build, modify, and maintain CAD models of spacecraft layouts, including but not limited to structures and mechanisms, avionics and power, fluids and propulsion, thermal, crew systems, and ground support equipment in Creo Parametric using top-down design principles
Develop interface control models and interface control drawings
Export CAD representations for system level analysis and integration
Assess configuration designs through concept development, interface management, procurement, assembly, integration, testing, and operations support
Coordinate with configurators, architects, and discipline leads to develop and maintain interface control and ensure seamless integration for the production phase
Application of relevant company, industry part design and drafting techniques to plan, layout, and maintain data representing the engineering designs as they evolve

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%
Education Support Program
Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
Up to 14 company-paid holidays
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