Mechanical Design Engineer II

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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!

This position is part of the Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering business unit. ACE develops next-generation concepts and systems to advance our future of living and working in space sustainably.

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 individual will use their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to join our team and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required.

This is a job that requires you to be a hands-on, highly collaborative, and energetic individual who always welcomes a challenge. You are motivated to do or learn whatever is necessary to achieve our goals while maintaining the high standards essential for safe human spaceflight. At Blue Origin, you'll benefit from working alongside highly skilled and technically proficient colleagues who are eager to share their knowledge and help you succeed. Passion for our mission and vision is required, and you'll have the support of our expert team to grow and excel in your role!

This opportunity will report to the Structures and Mechanisms Team as part of the advance concepts team. As part of a growing, hardworking, and curious team of design engineers, you'll be deployed to programs that shape the future of Blue Origin. Your skill in the design and analysis of spacecraft mechanisms as well as your ability to deliver safe, reliable, ready to install hardware that meets requirements, while doing so within theallocatedcost and schedule requirements, will lead to a rewarding career with Blue Origin.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Role will include but not limited to design structures and mechanisms for space flight which may include, primary and secondary structures, gimbaling mechanisms, docking systems, solar and radiator deployment systems, hatches, and deployable or retractable external covers.

The candidate will be required to participate in the entire design cycle of flight hardware, including conceptual and detailed design, trade studies, structural analysis, development testing, and qualification.Generate component drawings, assembly drawings, and interface control documents with application of GD&T per ASME Y14.5.Create documentation for assembly and testing of development and flight hardware.Participate in subsystem level testing including planning, execution, data reduction and analysis.Develop component specifications and manage suppliers.

Leverage experience and engineering judgement to quickly design and produce non-flight, proof of concept hardware for fast-moving research and development projectsParticipate in a small, agile team to create and adapt to frequently shifting priorities

Minimum Qualifications:

B.S. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

2+ years (depending on level) of proven technical experience designing aerospace or equivalent type mechanical system elements within aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicles

Knowledge and practical application with all basic engineering fields - mechanisms, fluids, electrical, software, etc.

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