Senior Materials & Process Engineer – New Glenn

Blue Origin • Huntsville, 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 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 GS2 M&P team that performs tasks related to the design, manufacture, and operation of the New Glenn 2-Engine, and 4-Engine second stage variants. Your extensive experience in both metallic (e.g., forging, forming, extrusion, plating, corrosion, coating, brazing, anodization, welding, passivation) and non-metallic materials (e.g., o-rings, seals, lubricants) will greatly benefit our team as we improve processes and engineering designs. Our best team members are flexible in constantly evolving environments, detail oriented, and passionate. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight! Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

• Minimum B.S. in Material Science Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years experience in Material and Process Engineering application in the aerospace industry (level commensurate with experience)
• Experience with one or more of the material systems used in the aerospace industry (Ni-based alloys, Cu-based alloys, Al-based alloys, Ti-based alloys, oxygen-compatible alloys…)
• Hands-on experience working with cryo-temperature materials, preferably on spacecraft, engines, or similar applications.
• Proven experience developing and executing test plans for analysis and qualification efforts of materials or material systems.
• Knowledge of metallic material processing including but not limited to forgings, castings, extrusions, hydroforming, etc.
• Knowledge of environmentally-assisted degradation and standard methods for testing mechanical properties (including fatigue, fracture, creep, stress rupture) of metals

Nice To Haves

• M.S. or PhD in Materials Science/Engineering or related field
• Demonstrated experience (M&P signatory authority) on a flight production program
• Familiarity with NASA-STD-6016, NASA-STD-5009, and other manned aerospace materials & processes requirements
• Understanding of design constraints of hydrogen systems
• Experience running ambient, elevated temperature, and cryogenic thermomechanical testing.
• Experience with statistical analysis for the preparation of design allowables.
• Experience developing metallic materials for aerospace applications, including solid state and fusion welding technologies.
• Proven experience managing technology development projects, measuring technical progress, and resources, and managing budgets.
• Understanding of standard Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) techniques used on spacecraft structures for applications related to corrosion and/or fatigue cracks

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and select metallic materials for usage in liquid fuel rockets, taking into consideration mechanical properties, thermal properties, and environmental factors.
• Collaborate with design, analysis and manufacturing teams to integrate material and process requirements into the system design.
• Ensure specialized processes used in the manufacture of hardware have sufficient process controls to ensure a repeatable process.
• Act as Materials & Processes signatory for engineering drawings.
• Perform development and qualification testing for metallic materials to ensure performance under engine induced and external environmental requirements.
• Generate documentation for metallic material and process specifications to ensure adequate process control while optimizing for producibility.
• Provide technical support and disposition of nonconformance's from the application of material and/or process control requirements 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.
• 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: Mid Level