Mechanical Engineer III
About The Position
As a Mechanical Engineer III on Blue Origin’s umbilicals team, you will own mission-critical mechanical designs from concept through flight and service, set development strategies for your products, and drive them to closure with minimal oversight. The role supports development and operations of New Glenn, a reusable, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle designed to carry people and payloads and to be human-capable. You will work across the full design cycle for high-pressure, cryogenic, and highly stressed hardware, including concept and detailed design, trade studies, analysis, development testing, and qualification. The work uses Creo for design, Windchill for release, ANSYS for analysis, and ASME Y14.5 for design practices. You will own technical reviews and provide design feedback to other engineers, while remaining hands-on with supplier and operations planning. The position applies mechanical engineering expertise, leadership, and quality focus to support safe human spaceflight. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum status eligibility under export control regulations. Background checks are required as applicable to the job profile.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or equivalent.
- At least 5 years designing aerospace or equivalent mechanical systems for aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles.
- Advanced 3D CAD proficiency, including detail and assembly drawings with GD&T (ASME Y14.5).
- Working knowledge of aerospace requirements, testing, and materials.
- Demonstrated design experience with valves, actuators, mechanisms, bellows, tubes, latches, or pressurized components.
- Working knowledge of fabrication, assembly/integration, and quality control for tubes, machined components, and welded hardware.
- Self-starter with a strong bias for action, hands-on problem solving, and high attention to detail.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced proficiency in Creo, including kinematic mechanism design.
- Experience with launch vehicle fluid systems, including cryogenics.
- Experience designing aerospace devices such as doors, latches, and umbilicals.
- Experience testing pressurized systems, including water, pneumatics, hydraulics, and cryogenic propellants.
- Structural finite element analysis using ANSYS, NASTRAN, or similar.
- Experience with thermo-fluid solvers such as Thermal Desktop (Sinda/Fluint), AFT (Fathom/Arrow), Excel-based models, or REFPROP.
- Experience leading, mentoring, or guiding other engineers.
Responsibilities
- Own mechanical component, assembly, and installation designs and technical data—including models, drawings, specifications, test plans, analysis reports, and work orders—from concept through flight and service.
- Set development strategies and tactical plans for products, and provide input on schedules, budgets, and milestones.
- Perform and review structural, tolerance, and thermo-fluid analyses, and provide design feedback to other engineers.
- Lead component- and system-level testing, including planning, execution, data reduction, and analysis.
- Develop component specifications, manage suppliers, and drive procurement.
- Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for major nonconformances.
- Support fabrication, integration, and testing with hands-on product engineering expertise.
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 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, possible benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions or company results; eligibility and amounts are not guaranteed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
