Technical Designer

Blue Origin•Space Coast, FL

About The Position

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced CAD drafter/designer to develop production and test tooling used to build rocket hardware and support safe human spaceflight. The role owns the model-and-drawing portion of the tooling lifecycle, translating concept-level designs from the Tooling Engineering team into release-ready Siemens NX models, assemblies, and ASME Y14.5 drawings. The position is part of Blue Origin Operations, which includes Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance, and supports manufacturing and supply chain across Blue Origin facilities. The Technical Designer creates and releases tooling deliverables for production, development, test, integration, and advanced manufacturing across the Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn business units. Work includes detailed fabrication and assembly drawings, Model Based Definition (MBD) models and derived reduced-content drawings, product data management, and support for vendor, fabrication, inspection, and proof-test activities. The designer collaborates with engineering and manufacturing partners, participates in design and drawing reviews, and mentors junior drafters/designers. Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision is required. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Background checks apply to all positions, with additional checks or qualifications for certain job profiles.

Requirements

At least 7 years of professional CAD modeling and drafting experience on mechanical hardware, tooling, or GSE.
Demonstrated proficiency in Siemens NX for parts, assemblies, weldments, and drawings; NX is the primary daily tool for the role.
Strong working knowledge of ASME Y14.5 (GD&T) and ability to apply it correctly to fabricated, machined, and welded tooling hardware.
Working experience with Model Based Definition and PMI authoring in NX or equivalent CAD, including familiarity with ASME Y14.41 and the trade-offs between fully defined MBD models and reduced-content drawings.
Experience working within a formal configuration management, engineering change, or release process (CN, ECO, ECN, or equivalent).
Solid grasp of common manufacturing materials, processes, and tolerance/stack-up analysis sufficient to produce manufacturable drawings without back-and-forth.
Passion for Blue Origin’s mission and vision.
Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Teamcenter PDM in a production environment, including workflow, revisioning, and BOM management.
Familiarity with PTC Creo and Windchill.
Experience drafting structural weldments to AWS D1.1/D17.1, including weld symbol literacy and weld-prep detailing.
Familiarity with ASME BTH-1, AISC, and the Aluminum Design Manual as they relate to callouts on lifting and structural tooling drawings.
Experience detailing custom-machine elements such as motors, actuators, linear rails, pneumatics, hydraulics, bearings, shafting, and mounting hardware.
Background in DFM/DFA, including taking tooling from development through rate production.
Prior aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability industry experience with tooling, GSE, or fixture programs.

Responsibilities

Develop, modify, and release Siemens NX engineering models, assemblies, and drawings for production, development, test, integration, and advanced manufacturing tooling supporting Blue Engines, Lunar, and New Glenn business units.
Generate detailed fabrication and assembly drawings in accordance with ASME Y14.5 (GD&T) and Blue Origin drafting standards.
Apply Model Based Definition per ASME Y14.41 by embedding PMI, including GD&T, datums, notes, and finish callouts, on NX models where MBD is the controlled deliverable, and produce reduced-content drawings derived from the MBD master.
Follow Blue Origin NX modeling conventions and Teamcenter/Windchill configuration management requirements; maintain product data and shepherd changes through the CN-controlled release process.
Detail tooling such as assembly fixtures, material handlers, rotisseries, test fixtures, structural weldments, environmental chambers, lifting and rigging hardware, and custom machines.
Perform model and drawing checks and participate in design reviews to ensure conformance with applicable engineering, safety, and program standards before CN release.
Collaborate with tooling engineers, stress analysts, manufacturing engineers, and integration engineering to incorporate analysis-driven and build-driven design changes and capture interface, load-path, and rigging requirements on drawings.
Support vendor RFQs, fabrication, inspection, and proof-test packages by producing deliverables such as BOMs, weldment details, machined-part details, inspection drawings, and as-built redlines.
Mentor junior drafters/designers on NX best practices, drawing standards, and Blue Origin modeling and release conventions.

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.
Up to four weeks of paid time off 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 at the company’s discretion; bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and may change or be canceled.