Weld Engineer - Lunar Permanence

Blue Origin•Seattle, WA

47d

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 is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's Blue Moon landers and related products. To further Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin's multiple Blue Moon lander product lines. To further Blue Origin's mission of having millions of people living and working in space, we are building sustainable infrastructure for our transport of crew and cargo from Earth to the lunar surface. As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers , you will design and build propellant tank and habitable structures to support our crew landing system. You will work with suppliers and other support organizations to procure, fabricate, and install large welded structures. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

B.S. degree or higher in mechanical, structural, or other relevant engineering field.
5+ years in professional engineering experience.
Strong fundamentals in mechanics of materials.
Experience with large primary or secondary structures.
Experience with material selection, compatibility, and metallic manufacturing techniques & product forms (e.g. sheet metal, machining, etc).
Familiarity with tolerance, GD&T and design for manufacturability.
Hands on experience with hardware "on the production floor" and/or "in service"

Nice To Haves

Experience with aluminum welding methods including friction stir welding and gas tungsten arc welding.
Ability to work independently driving engineering from conceptual to released engineering and flight hardware.
Experience designing for manufacturability and value engineering, with focus on cost reduction and build time hour optimization.
Familiarity with Microsoft Project or another equivalent schedule software
Familiarity with budget management
Experience in risk management and consolidation of technical data for presentation to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Develop, release, and maintain welding process documentation.
Support procurement activities to support vehicle build schedules.
Support integrated test objectives, data review, and reporting.
Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.
Work with multi-functional teams across multiple work sites that include design, analysis, materials, processes, structures, fluids, systems, procurement, and manufacturing.

Benefits

Benefits include: 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.
Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and submit to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

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