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Blue Origin LLC Structural Engineer III AFT IPT - New Glenn in Seattle, Washington
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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem- solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. This role supports the development and operations of New Glenn, a single-configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of routinely carrying people and payloads to Earth's orbit and beyond. Engineered with a reusable first stage and a seven-meter payload fairing, New Glenn is building the road to space. As part of a hardworking team of diverse engineers, you will be responsible for the design, manufacturing support, and upgrading of New Glenn strake structures! Your scope delivers safe, reliable, ready-to-install hardware that meets requirements and acceptance criteria. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to impact safe human spaceflight positively. Passion for our mission and vision is required! Responsibilities: Primary responsibility: Full Ownership of strake structural component design. Provide technical guidance and detailed product knowledge to support build activities. Provide general Liaison Engineering support through the disposition of non-conformances, identification of process improvements, and updates to engineering definition. Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers. Oversee fabrication and assembly services; procure components and materials; and lead vendor/subcontractor performance to support vehicle build schedules. Maintaining and reporting on activity schedule, budget, and technical status. Create and modify drawings, specifications, and other documentation. Assist in monitoring build progress and identify opportunities to increase production rate while balancing risk. Required: Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering. 8+ years of demonstrated ability with automotive, aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures. Experience on recently developed vehicles in one or more areas: vehicle load path distribution and first-order strength assessment and sizing. Skin-stringer and sandwich panel fuselage design. Shell buckling and/or compressive failure critical structural element design. Material selection, compatibility, and manufacturing techniques. Iso/Ortho grid structure design. Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software. Experience with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5). 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: Experience with Creo (Pro/E) and Windchill. Familiar with ASME Y14.100 and Y14.41. Experience with lean processes applied to design efforts - Agile product development methods for hardware engineering would be highly desirable. Expertise with analysis codes: Nastran, ANSYS, Optistruct, LS/Dyna. Awareness of composite design and analysis matters. Experience with rapid development techniques for hardware. Knowledge of systems engineering practices, manufacturing fabrication and assembly processes, and quality control. Experience with Optimization and DO