Materials and Processes (M&P) Engineer Sr, Contamination Control – Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin • Denver, FL

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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 Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. You will be responsible for the comprehensive oversight and execution of contamination control for Lunar Permanence. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of contamination control from the design phase through manufacturing and processing to meet spacecraft requirements. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Requirements

• B.S degree in Physics, Material Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related aerospace background or field of study.
• Ability to interpret and apply high-level system requirements to practical design solutions.
• 8+ years’ experience in clean rooms, contamination control, analysis, and spacecraft integration.
• Demonstrated technical depth in cleaning and contamination control with knowledge of related ASTM and ISO standards; ability to develop customized cleaning requirements and techniques for complex hardware.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and handle small and large projects with a diversity of customers.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• M.S. or Ph.D. degree in Physics, Material Sciences and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related aerospace background or field of study.
• Provide development, instrumentation, and launch vehicle consultation on contamination and coatings issues, thermal coatings applications, material property characterization, and coatings flight qualification.
• Familiar with a variety of aerospace materials and process engineering disciplines such as metals, composites, adhesives, bonding, cleaning, failure analysis, manufacturing operations and related quality control concepts.
• Experience leading design and manufacturing teams in an aerospace environment, including preparing specifications and test reports.
• Develop and utilize methods to analyze and predict transfer of particulate and molecular contamination from the launch vehicle to the spacecraft from encapsulation to Contamination and Collision Avoidance Maneuver (CCAM).
• Able to receive and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and expertise in the support of spacecraft integration, ground support equipment, and other spacecraft launch activities and engineering oversight of cleanroom operations.
• Coordinate the integration and documentation of contamination requirements through the development, preflight preparation, mission, and/or post-flight phases of assigned systems and/or payloads.
• Develop test plans to collect and analyze particulate and molecular contamination and provide support of cleaning processes, inspections, and verifications of hardware and operations to meet mission goals.
• Interface with design engineers to provide contamination control inputs to hardware design and review manufacturing work instructions for adequate cleanliness levels throughout the build process.
• Develop, review, and coordinate on program contamination control plans, test plans, procedures, personnel cleanroom training, and material and process specifications.
• Quantify the contamination cleanliness levels required for the performance of space hardware and provide the procedures necessary to be maintained during fabrication, assembly, integration, testing, launch, and operations.
• Develop the methodology required to certify hardware cleanliness through the life cycle of the project per IEST-STD-CC1246 and ensure compliance with policies and standards defining the methods to measure, control and reduce contamination.
• Coach, mentor and technically assist other engineers.

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.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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