Mechanical Systems Engineer II - New Glenn Verified today

About New Glenn

New Glenn is a single-configuration, heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to low-Earth orbit, geostationary transfer orbit, cislunar and beyond. It features a fully reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, designed from the beginning to be human-capable.

Your Role

As part of a small, expert team, you will lead the design, development and testing of spaceflight systems. You will contribute to all aspects of structures, mechanical and fluid systems across New Glenn production and upgrades. This position directly impacts the history of space exploration and requires dedicated commitment and detailed attention to safe and repeatable spaceflight.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply engineering techniques to design, install, modify, analyze and repair structural, mechanical and fluid systems hardware
• Support production activities, identifying available work and resolving roadblocks to facilitate production tasks
• Use 3D CAD programs (Creo preferred) and Finite Element Analysis tools (ANSYS preferred) to analyze pressurized systems and primary/secondary structures
• Release and support engineering artifacts across the product lifecycle: fabrication, assembly, verification, test and operations
• Specify system components and direct modifications to ensure conformance with engineering design and performance specifications
• Lead root cause and corrective action investigations into hardware failures to facilitate smooth production operations
• Implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions and provide technical information

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Recent experience managing aerospace or equivalent mechanical systems elements within aircraft, spacecraft or launch vehicles
• Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D modeling tools
• Experience with GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality control relative to tubes, piping and machined components
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 2-4 years recent experience managing aerospace or equivalent mechanical systems elements within aircraft, spacecraft or launch vehicles
• 2+ years direct project management experience including schedule, cost, risk, performance, change and configuration management and supplier relations
• Experience across the full product development lifecycle: concept definition, architecture, requirements capture and development, implementation, verification, system integration, qualification and release
• Experience in primary flight control actuator design
• Experience in aerospace hydraulic system component design or system architecture design
• Experience in aerospace deployable devices design such as doors, landing gear or sensors
• Experience in spacecraft separation systems design
• Experience in Creo (Pro-E) and Windchill PLM
• Experience in structural FEA using ANSYS, NASTRAN or similar tools

Compensation and Benefits

Base Pay Range for WA applicants: $99,201.00 - $138,880.35 (other site ranges may differ)

• 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 four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Performance bonuses and other benefits based on role type and job level (not guaranteed)

Application Information

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. Blue Origin is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Applicants must be willing to undergo a standard background check and, if the role requires access to military installations, a Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check.