Structural Design Engineer II

BLUE ORIGIN • Seattle, WA

1d • $99,201 - $138,880

About The Position

Blue Origin is hiring a Structural Design Engineer to support development and operations of New Glenn, a heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle. The role focuses on designing structures for spaceflight systems and contributing to the design of the Stage 1 Tank. The team is hiring at levels 2, 3, and 4; the candidate’s experience and qualifications determine the level. The position reports to the Manager of Mechanical, Materials & Structural Engineering within the Stage 1 Tanks team.

The engineer will lead structural engineering work from planning and conceptual design through analysis, engineering release, procurement, build, testing, and qualification. The work involves developing and maintaining CAD and drawing packages, supporting manufacturing and procurement, analyzing non-conformances, and collaborating across disciplines and work sites. Travel to suppliers and the Florida manufacturing facility may be required 0–20% of the year.

The stated base pay range for Washington applicants is $99,201.00–$138,880.35; ranges at other sites may differ. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship or immigration-status requirements. A standard background check is required, with additional checks or credentials applying to certain job profiles.

Requirements

• B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or another relevant engineering field.
• 3–5+ years of professional engineering experience.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials, stress and strain, statics, structural sizing, and finite element analysis; the role includes design and preliminary structural sizing.
• Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
• Experience with material selection, compatibility, and metallic manufacturing techniques and product forms, such as sheet metal and machining.
• Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T, and design for manufacturability.
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software.
• Strong product data management skills, such as Windchill or TeamCenter.
• Ability to travel 0–20% of the year to suppliers and the Florida manufacturing facility as needed.
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen a culture of inclusion.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted to the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CREO.
• Experience with FEA analysis codes such as Hypermesh and ANSYS.
• Ability to work independently and drive engineering from conceptual design through released engineering and flight hardware.
• Experience designing for manufacturability and value engineering, with a focus on cost reduction and optimizing build-time hours.
• Familiarity with buckling, fatigue, and/or fracture failure modes.
• Hands-on hardware experience on a production floor and/or in service.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering scope through planning, design, structural analysis, engineering release, procurement, and test.
• Own the full design cycle of structural components, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, build, development testing, and qualification.
• Develop, release, and maintain complete CAD and drawing engineering definition packages.
• Support procurement activities to meet vehicle build schedules.
• Support integrated test objectives, data review, and reporting.
• Perform or facilitate emergent analysis for non-conformances.
• Participate in subsystem-level testing, including planning, execution, data reduction, and analysis.
• Work with multifunctional teams across work sites, including design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement, and manufacturing.

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 company policy and other factors; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed

What This Job Offers

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