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BE7 Valves – Propulsion Engineer III Verified today

Blue Origin · Seattle, WA · Propulsion · first seen 2026-09-29
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The role

As part of the Blue Origin Engines business unit, you will take ownership of a valve component on the BE-7 Engine Program. This responsibility covers the full development lifecycle of the valve, including early conceptual trades, detailed design, manufacturing, test, final qualification, and production support.

Your core activities will include:

  • Design of valve parts, assemblies, and selection of materials and processes considering manufacturability, mass, and recurring cost
  • CAD modeling to define part features and component assembly layouts, including preparation of drawing drafts
  • Analysis deliverables including performance predictions, tolerance stack-ups, test data analysis, and review of structural, thermal, and fluids analyses
  • Peer review of manufacturing plans, build procedures, and tool designs in close collaboration with manufacturing engineers
  • Planning, setup, and execution of component-level testing, including data analysis and results reporting for technical risk mitigation and requirements verification
  • Coordination with supply chain and suppliers to ensure on-time delivery of procured parts and define requirements for complex parts and assemblies
  • Support for production sustaining environment by addressing quality issues, troubleshooting, and disposition of non-conformities
  • Collaboration with Systems Engineering, Avionics, Integration, and Engine Test teams on cross-program impacts
  • Tactical planning to meet team and program-level objectives, trading scope, schedule, cost, and risk
  • Management of development activity scope and progress tracking against key milestones

Required qualifications

  • B.S. degree in engineering discipline (aerospace, mechanical, or physics desired)
  • 5 or more years of professional engineering experience with valves, pumps, mechanisms, electromechanical actuation, or fluid control systems
  • U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted as refugee or granted asylum
  • High attention to detail and strong organizational skills
  • Strong communication skills and ability to coordinate across large programs
  • Ability to own and execute development activities with minimal direction
  • Strong technical fundamentals in mechanical design, fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, and thermodynamics
  • Direct experience with design, manufacturing, and test of valves operating with incompressible or compressible flow
  • Knowledge of fluid control components and system-level operation
  • Familiarity with common valve architectures, performance parameters, and design trade-offs
  • Knowledge of valve design processes, methodologies, and techniques for analytical performance prediction
  • Knowledge of seal designs, polymers, and application based on leak performance and operating conditions
  • Knowledge and selection of part materials and processes considering valve load paths, joint design, tribological wear, structural limits, thermal conditions, material compatibility, corrosion, and electrical bonding
  • Ability to interpret technical requirements into product design using margins and factors of safety
  • Proficiency in 3D CAD modeling
  • Proficiency in part and assembly drawing drafting
  • Experience with data processing and analysis
  • Experience in evaluation of non-conforming hardware and preparation of disposition rationale
  • Knowledge of subtractive cutting or forming manufacturing processes for complex custom metal parts
  • Knowledge of quality processes and requirements for part-level and assembly-level manufacturing
  • Experience with test planning, execution, data analysis, and reporting
  • Experience with component-level testing for valve requirement verification including flow rate, leakage, dynamic environments, thermal environments, and operational life
  • Experience with design of test setups for pressurized fluid flow testing
  • Exposure to fluid flow and leak testing using cryogenic fluids and high-pressure gases

Desired qualifications

  • Advanced degree in engineering discipline
  • Experience with rocket engines or jet engines
  • Experience designing products with cryogenic fluids and high-pressure gases
  • Experience designing electromechanical components
  • Experience in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Assembly (DFA)
  • Knowledge of FEA analysis tools (ANSYS preferred)
  • Experience with Creo 10 or greater and Windchill 12 or greater
  • Familiarity with ASME Y14.100 Standard for Engineering Drawing Practices
  • Familiarity with ASME Y14.5 Standard for Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Experience in supplier management
  • Experience with project management principles for scope, schedule, and cost
  • Experience creating and managing schedules for moderate complexity projects
  • Experience with scrum-based agile project management framework

Compensation

Base pay range for Washington applicants: $121,023.00 - $169,432.20. Other site ranges may differ.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Short and long-term disability
  • 401(k) with company match up to 5%
  • Education Support Program
  • Stock options for all regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
  • Paid time off: up to 4 weeks per year based on scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
  • Eligibility for bonuses based on role type and job level

Additional requirements

Background check required. Standard Blue Origin background check and DBIDS background check may be required depending on role requirements.