Senior Materials and Process Engineer - Additive Manufacturing

BLUE ORIGIN • West Melbourne, FL

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About The Position

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. 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 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. In this role you will be a part of the team that performs tasks related to the design, manufacture, and operation of the New Glenn launch system’s 7-Engine and 9-Engine booster programs. As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers, you will be responsible for Materials & Processes tasks related to Metallic Additive Manufacturing for various spaceflight systems and Blue Origin as a company. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of technology roadmap and maturation, and process, machine and material development strategy. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. 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

• 8+ years directly related Metallic Additive Manufacturing experience.
• Minimum Bachelors in material science/engineering or related field
• Principle investigator in process development and optimization of metallic Additive Manufacturing processes.
• Hands on experience measuring, analyzing, developing, characterizing Additive Manufacturing of nickel (e.g. Inconel), aluminum, and copper alloys.
• Experience managing technology development projects, measuring technical progress, resources, and managing budgets.
• Experience with powder metallurgy.
• Knowledge of applicability of characterization methods such as SEM, EDS, EBSD, PSD measurements, XRF, ICP, and OES.
• Proven experience developing and delivering test plans for analysis and qualification of components or materials.
• Proven experience developing and completing experimental plans, analyzing data and concisely reporting the results.
• Strong written and personal computer skills.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.

Nice To Haves

• Masters or PhD in Material Science/Engineering or related field
• 8+ years Laser Powder Bed Fusion industry experience
• Experience transitioning materials and processes from development to production
• Shown experience managing technology development projects, measuring technical progress, resources, and managing budgets.
• Product impact focused mindset
• Experience with statistical analysis

Responsibilities

• Lead tactical and strategic efforts within a cross-functional Materials & Processes team to lead direction of Additive Manufacturing efforts and hardware within Blue Origin’s world class in-house facilities.
• Identify low maturity Additive Manufacturing technologies to improve technical performance or manufacturability of hardware.
• Support a team of proficient high performing engineers.
• Develop Additive Manufacturing processes, parameters, requirements, and specifications for existing and novel metallic materials.
• Lead test campaigns designing, collecting and analyzing material properties data for produced Additively Manufactured metallic materials and hardware.
• Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, quality, and integration engineers to implement requirements in all phases of AM coupled with robust production solutions and design for manufacture.
• Implement root cause and corrective actions for AM builds.
• Optimize and production harden AM processes to increase throughput and decrease variability.
• Contribute to the development of internal engineering and quality processes to standardize and accelerate material evaluation and implementation.

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.

What This Job Offers

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