Engines Materials and Processes - Special Processes

Blue Origin • Huntsville, AL

14h

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 is part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, where our focus is the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems. Built for multiple uses, our family of engines is powering the next generation of rockets for commercial, civil, national security, and human spaceflight. This is a unique role, which will span Materials and Process Engineering and focus on aspects of thermal processing, joining/brazing technologies, and coating processes. This role will directly impact design and manufacturability of rocket engine hardware, ultimately contributing to lowering the cost of access to space.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years’ experience of special process support for aerospace hardware with an emphasis on thermal processing, brazing, and/or diffusion coatings.
• Experience processing aerospace materials including stainless steel, copper, nickel and cobalt alloys, or titanium alloys
• Experience with post process testing such as hardness, alpha case, metallography and mechanical testing
• Experience implementing and qualifying production special processes
• Ability to collect and analyze data and present results in a meaningful format

Nice To Haves

• Experience with HIP (hot-isostatic pressing), HPHT (high pressure heat treat) and/or vacuum compression brazing
• Experience working with diffusion-based coatings
• In-depth understanding of materials/ process relationships for the design of custom thermal treatments
• Knowledge of fixturing strategies to reduce dimensional distortion
• Experience with auditing special processes and expertise in driving corrective actions.
• Experience with failure and forensic analysis of aerospace or other complex hardware
• Understanding of quality standards and industrial codes

Responsibilities

• Work with design, manufacturing and process engineers to design for thermal processing including heat treatment, brazing, and surface/coating processing
• Work with cross-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware
• Identify and apply mature state-of-the-art processes to manufacturing, and develop process control documentation and quality assurance measures
• Develop new processes to solve challenging problems, including joining, coatings and heat treatment
• Own process and repair qualification across the development and production lifecycle
• Train operators in all aspects of thermal processing and equipment usage and maintenance

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
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees