Refurbishment Engineer III - New Glenn Design Team

Blue Origin • Space Coast, WA

20h

About The Position

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 engineers, you will define the strategy, processes, and planning frameworks that enable high-cadence refurbishment of components across all stages of New Glenn. You will develop the foundational refurbishment architecture — from process definition and tooling requirements to software selection and planning tool implementation — that will shape how New Glenn's reusability program operates at scale. This role sits at the intersection of design, operations, and systems engineering, requiring you to translate vehicle design intent into actionable, repeatable refurbishment plans that drive down turnaround time and cost while maintaining the highest standards of safety and reliability. On this team, you will have the unique opportunity to define refurbishment from the ground up — building the playbook before the plays are run. This is not a role for those who follow processes; it's a role for those who create them. This role is for the pioneers, the systems thinkers, the architects, the doers. On our team, we are adaptable, trustworthy, persistent, professional, collaborative, and creative. If you share our passion and vision, thrive in a dynamic startup environment, continuously seek opportunities to learn and improve, excel in cross-functional team environments, and are ready to make an impact, then we would love to hear from you! We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, or related discipline)
• 5+ years of experience with flight vehicle systems, including design, manufacturing, test, or maintenance
• Demonstrated experience developing processes, procedures, or work instructions for complex aerospace system
• Strong systems thinking skills with the ability to translate vehicle design details into operational process requirements
• Experience evaluating and selecting (or building your own) engineering or operations software tools to solve complex planning or tracking challenges
• Strong project planning and organizational skills, with demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing maintenance, inspection, or refurbishment programs for orbital class launch vehicles or similarly complex aerospace systems
• Hands-on experience with reusable launch vehicle programs (design, operations, or sustainment)
• Demonstrated experience selecting, implementing, or integrating MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) or PLM software platforms (e.g., Windchill, Teamcenter, SAP, or equivalent)
• Experience bridging design and operations teams — translating engineering design into operational procedures and feeding operational lessons learned back into design
• Background in reliability engineering or failure mode analysis (FMEA/FMECA) applied to aerospace component life prediction
• Advanced degree, certification, and/or training in a directly related field
• Proficiency in business and engineering software (e.g., MS Office, Windchill, PLM, etc.) with exceptional organizational and analytical skills

Responsibilities

• Define and develop refurbishment processes for components across all New Glenn stages, establishing repeatable, scalable procedures grounded in vehicle design intent and reusability requirements
• Lead the development of refurbishment planning frameworks, including maintenance interval logic, inspection criteria, component life-tracking methodologies, and return-to-flight readiness standards
• Evaluate, select, and implement software and planning tools to support refurbishment scheduling, configuration management, component traceability, and maintenance tracking across the vehicle lifecycle
• Collaborate with New Glenn design engineers early in the design cycle to embed refurbishment requirements into vehicle architecture, driving designs that minimize turnaround time and inspection complexity
• Partner with manufacturing engineering to identify shared resources, common tooling, and aligned procedures that bridge manufacturing and refurbishment workflow
• Assess current vehicle designs and architectures through a refurbishment lens, proactively identifying features that impede efficient inspection, servicing, or component exchange and advocating for design improvements
• Author, release, and maintain engineering-level process documentation, including refurbishment plans, work instructions, process specifications, and design requirements for refurbishability
• Develop metrics and key performance indicators to measure refurbishment process efficiency, turnaround time, and cost performance against program targets

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)
• Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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