Structural Engineer III - New Glenn
About The Position
Blue Origin is seeking a skilled engineer with flight vehicle structures experience to coordinate design and support production of unpressurized structural assemblies for the New Glenn launch vehicle upper stage. The role contributes technical expertise in a high-rate production environment across manufacturing, system integration, and mission support, addressing complex challenges involving innovative, highly stressed hardware. This is a hands-on position with ownership of designs through vehicle launch. The engineer will perform detailed analysis and work directly with manufacturing teams to support successful hardware integration. The role calls for collaboration across design, production, and problem-solving, applying technical and business process expertise, leadership, and dedication to quality to support commercial spaceflight.
Requirements
- B.S. degree in engineering and at least 2 years of related experience.
- 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.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.
- Experience with launch vehicles, aircraft, or similar applications in structural design of metallic components and assemblies and/or vehicle load-path distribution, and first-order strength assessment and sizing.
- Knowledge of material selection, compatibility, and manufacturing techniques.
- Strong understanding of structural design and analysis fundamentals.
- Strong mechanical design skills using commercial CAD software such as Creo.
- Ability to conduct structural analysis using classical hand-calculation methods and finite element analysis techniques.
- Strong skills authoring and interpreting Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance analysis (ASME Y14.5).
Nice To Haves
- Strong communication skills and ability to quickly build consensus among stakeholders.
- Demonstrated expertise with industry-standard analysis codes such as Ansys, Nastran, Optistruct, LS Dyna, Hypermesh, or Hypersizer.
- Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing processes for production at rate.
- Proven experience designing for manufacturability.
- Knowledge of systems engineering practices, fabrication and integration processes, and quality control.
Responsibilities
- Design and analyze primary and secondary structures, including composite and metallic piece parts and integrated structural assemblies.
- Build 3D models, detailed part drawings, assemblies, installations, and interface control documents.
- Coordinate with other subsystem teams on structural interface design.
- Provide on-site manufacturing and production support, including travel when needed.
- Ensure production quality and disposition hardware nonconformances.
- Support configuration development and trade studies.
- Work with multifunctional teams to select materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers for aerospace hardware.
- Participate in developing and purchasing new equipment and tooling.
- Maintain and report activity schedules, budgets, and technical status.
- Identify opportunities for improvement and operational cost savings.
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 individual contributions and company results or other factors.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
