Welding Engineer - Materials & Process - Lunar Permanance Verified today

Role

Join the Lunar Permanence business unit to develop welding processes and materials solutions for Blue Moon landers and lunar cargo transport systems. You will work from design through manufacturing to meet spacecraft requirements, with direct impact on lunar exploration hardware.

Responsibilities

• Develop and qualify fusion and solid state welding processes for lunar hardware applications
• Work with multi-functional teams to select materials, manufacturing processes and suppliers
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing and quality to define material requirements and implement production solutions
• Develop and define internal engineering and quality processes to standardize material evaluation and implementation
• Ensure materials and processes design requirements are met through review and refinement of part designs, drawings and manufacturing controls
• Support production welding including MRB and non-conformance dispositions
• Travel up to 25% to support manufacturing and supplier efforts

Required Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in aerospace engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, welding engineering, or related field
• 5 or more years experience in materials engineering or related field
• Experience with fusion welding processes (VPPA, GTAW, E-beam, etc) and solid state welding processes
• Experience welding aluminum, titanium, and/or nickel alloys
• Experience supporting design and manufacturing teams in aerospace environment, including preparing specifications, test reports and design substantiation documentation
• Familiarity with nondestructive inspections (visual, dye penetrant, eddy current, radiography, ultrasonic, computer tomography) and destructive testing (tensile, shear, fracture toughness, crack growth, fatigue)
• Experience with welding standards (AWS, ASME, MIL, etc)
• Experience interacting with aerospace suppliers, including on-site engineering audits, technical interchanges, supplier qualifications and statistical process controls
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills to prioritize and handle diverse projects
• Experience interpreting and verifying internal and external regulatory requirements
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident (current Green Card holder)

Desired Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. in aerospace, materials science, mechanical, manufacturing, welding or related engineering field
• Familiarity with NASA standards (NASA-STD-5009, NASA-STD-6016, MSFC-SPEC-3679)
• Ability to develop engineering requirements for undefined material forms and processes
• Demonstrated domain expertise in aerospace structural metals and/or welding processes
• Experience with statistical treatment of test data and generation of design values

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 regular employees (20+ hours/week)
• Up to four weeks paid time off per year and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Bonuses and additional benefits based on role type and job level

Blue Origin conducts background checks for all positions. Standard background check required; additional checks may apply depending on role requirements.