Senior Tooling Design Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

23h

About The Position

Blue Origin Operations is seeking a Senior Tooling Design Engineer to apply technical expertise, leadership, and a commitment to quality to the development of rocket hardware and safe human spaceflight. The role focuses on designing tooling and equipment for production and integration of the New Glenn Launch Vehicle, and supporting manufacturing and supply chain across Blue Origin facilities. The engineer will address varied design challenges involving assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines. They will collaborate with flight designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering, while managing tooling projects from vendor selection and fabrication through inspection, installation, proof testing, and commissioning. The position includes setting and maintaining project schedules and budgets. Relocation is provided, and travel is expected up to 10% of the time.

Requirements

B.S. degree in Engineering or equivalent work experience.
At least 5 years of experience in a mechanical engineering role for Level 3; 10 or more years of experience with design, build, and commissioning of tooling, fixtures, custom machines, or design support equipment for manufacturing, assembly, and test.
Experience with FEM and complex structural analysis, including the ability to perform hand calculations and create free-body diagrams.
Proven experience using CAD-based design software for modeling and drafting.
Strong expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA), including experience taking products from development design to rate production.
Understanding of common manufacturing materials, GD&T, and tolerance/stack-up analysis.
Understanding of common manufacturing processes and equipment, including CNC machining, manual mills and lathes, welding, sheet-metal bending, lifting/rigging, assembly, and inspection.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with industry standards such as ASME BTH-1, the Aluminum Design Manual, and AISC.
Experience with custom machine design, including motors, actuators, linear rails/actuators, pneumatics, hydraulics, and bearings.
Experience with Creo and Windchill CAD/PDM systems.
Experience with NX and Teamcenter CAD/PDM systems.
Experience with analysis packages such as ANSYS Workbench, FEMAP Pre/Post processing, NASTRAN Solver, and NX Advanced Simulation.

Responsibilities

Design tooling and equipment for production and integration of the New Glenn Launch Vehicle.
Develop effective tooling solutions by visualizing and evaluating design options and applying advanced manufacturing.
Apply mechanical design and analysis principles across projects of varying size and scale in a fast-paced environment.
Interpret and apply design and drafting standards, including ASME Y14.5, when creating drawings.
Address design challenges involving assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, and custom machines.
Work independently and collaboratively, pursue self-improvement, and support and develop fellow engineers.
Collaborate with flight designers, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to optimize safety, cost, quality, cycle time, delivery, reliability, service life, and maintenance/refurbishment.
Manage projects, including vendor selection, fabrication, inspection, equipment installation, proof testing, and commissioning of custom tooling.
Communicate effectively and set, implement, and maintain schedules and budgets to complete projects.
Demonstrate individual and team accountability.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and 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, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on company policy and discretion.
Relocation provided.