Lunar Operations Mechanical Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

About The Position

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which supports manufacturing and the supply chain across Blue Origin facilities. At Blue Origin Lunar Plant 1, the engineer partners with design engineering teams across structural, mechanical, fluids, ECLSS, and thermal subsystems. The role owns assembly and test tooling and fixtures, performs first-pass sizing analysis, and helps make designs buildable in collaboration with design engineers, analysts, manufacturing engineers, technicians, and quality teams. The engineer takes tooling from production and design needs through concept development, trade studies, reviews, release, fabrication, proof, and first use. The role also supports lander hardware design, creates release-quality CAD models, assemblies, and drawings, builds and tests prototypes, documents design changes, and supports production and suppliers. Basic sizing and stress analysis and tolerance stack-ups are performed, with final tooling analysis validation owned by a tooling analyst.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university; other relevant fields may apply.
Understanding of materials, thermodynamics, kinematics, and manufacturing processes.
Proficiency in CAD systems such as SolidWorks, Creo, or CATIA, and familiarity with FEA/CFD simulation tools.
Hands-on build experience taking an owned design through fabrication and test.
Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack-up analysis.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field.
Passing the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.
Experience in ANSYS.
Experience in PTC Creo/Windchill.
Experience across more than one discipline, such as structures, mechanisms, fluid systems, ECLSS, or thermal.
Experience with tube and harness routing, sheet metal, composites, or weldment design.
Cleanroom, flight-hardware handling, or contamination-control experience.

Responsibilities

Own tooling design from requirements gathering through concept development, trade studies, review, release, fabrication, proof, and first use. Tooling examples include assembly and alignment fixtures, bonding and layup tools, drill and trim jigs, handling and lifting equipment, transport fixtures, inspection gauges, and test fixtures.
Support lander hardware design by building models, assemblies, and drawings for structural, mechanical, fluids, ECLSS, and thermal hardware alongside owning design engineers.
Build and evaluate physical prototypes, conduct tests, and compile performance data.
Prepare technical reports, update bills of materials, and maintain clear documentation for design changes.
Produce release-quality 3D models, assemblies, and drawings in Creo managed in Windchill, including GD&T and tolerance stack-ups; maintain clean models and BOMs through changes.
Design for build by selecting materials, fasteners, and processes appropriate for the shop and flight-hardware contact, including cleanliness, outgassing, and FOD considerations; conduct DFx reviews on hardware designs.
Define loads and use cases, size parts with hand calculations, perform basic stress analyses and tolerance stack-ups, and update designs based on analyst results.
Support production and suppliers by resolving design- and tooling-related nonconformances, writing tooling specifications, reviewing vendor designs, and accepting delivered tools.

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 all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
Paid time off of up to four weeks 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 individual contributions and company results or other factors at the company's discretion; bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.