Principal Propulsion Engineer - Materials and Processes Verified today
Role Overview
You will serve as a materials expert within Blue Origin's Engines Business Unit, developing propulsion technology across ongoing and planned projects. Your extensive experience in materials, advanced manufacturing, and process development will support engine products through system engineering, modeling, manufacturing methods, metallic and non-metallic materials, additive and subtractive manufacturing, joining processes, and composites development.
You will work regularly with product and functional teams at Blue Origin's headquarters in Kent, Washington and test locations, with participation via virtual or in-person attendance.
Your Responsibilities
- Own design and development tasks on rocket engine propulsion programs
- Mentor and advise M&P engineers; guide tactical and strategic program-related decisions
- Provide broad materials and processes support for metallic hardware (forging, casting, forming, extrusion, plating, coating, brazing, anodization, passivation) and non-metallic hardware (O-rings, seals, lubricants)
- Collaborate with design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, and integration engineers to implement requirements
- Review production drawings for large complex assemblies and document reviews to established requirements
- Design, collect, and statistically analyze thermomechanical properties data for materials
- Lead material and part process development and qualification efforts
- Contribute to development of internal engineering and quality processes to standardize and accelerate material evaluation, implementation, and qualification
Minimum Qualifications
- B.S. in Material Science Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years' experience in Material and Process engineering application in liquid aerospace industry
- Demonstrated experience (M&P signatory authority) on a flight production program
- Hands-on experience measuring, analyzing, developing, and characterizing nickel, aluminum, copper, and oxygen-compatible alloys
- Proven experience developing and executing test plans for analysis and qualification efforts of components or materials
- Familiarity with standard methods for testing mechanical properties (fatigue, fracture, creep, stress rupture) of metallic and soft materials
- Experience with statistical analysis methods and related tools
- Experience organizing and managing thermomechanical test data in a company accessible database
Preferred Qualifications
- Masters or PhD in Material Science/Engineering or related field
- 15+ years' relevant experience
- Aerospace coatings experience
- Familiarity with high-temperature, high-pressure Oxygen Engines applications
- Familiarity with analysis, testing, and mitigation for Hydrogen Embrittlement
- Hands-on skills with SEM, EDS, metallography, mechanical testing
- Demonstrated experience developing new aerospace processes and refining existing ones
- Experience running ambient, elevated temperature, and cryogenic thermomechanical testing
- Failure and Forensic Analysis experience for rotating machinery (turbomachinery) and static hardware
- Experience with statistical analysis for preparation of design allowables
- Knowledge of industry standards for material data analysis (e.g. MMPDS)
- Proven experience managing technology development projects, measuring technical progress, resources, and managing budgets
Compensation
Base pay range for Washington applicants: $169,624.00 to $237,473.25. Other site ranges may differ.
Requirements
Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Background check required for all positions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 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 (20+ hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: up to four weeks per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Performance bonuses (eligibility and amounts subject to change)