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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.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of systems engineers and designers, you will contribute to and support technical spacecraft design documentation for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of developing the next generation of crewed lunar lander architectures. In this role, you will be accountable for providing vehicle and inter-element interfaces and designs on various configurations. You will be working closely with associated disciplines to document the design of an end-item product. Your engagement will span all program phases, from conceptual design, through development, production, deployment, and post-flight.

You will be required to create CAD models, system layouts, and interface controls to manage the design development of the configuration. Working with each of the design teams, you will implement and enforce top-down design principles, maintain the CAD product structure, and export CAD models for their analysis and system level integration. Collaboration is expected with various engineering teams to utilize Creo Parametric for configuration design and Windchill for product lifecycle management documentation.

As an integrated configuration team member, you will support program trade studies, concept development, interface management, procurement, assembly, integration, testing, and operations. You will be expected to use a diverse background of knowledge building and integrating complex systems to drive configuration maturity towards designing for maintainability, sustainability, manufacturing, and operations. To be successful, you will apply skillsets required to plan, layout, and maintain engineering data that represents the continued evolution of configuration designs such as detail, assembly, and installation drawings.

You will have the opportunity to work directly with NASA and our National Team Partners as part of the Human Landing System (HLS) Sustaining Lunar Development (SLD) program. You will play a key role in developing the Lunar Permanence system that will return humans to the Moon and extend human presence permanently beyond the bounds of Earth.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Create, modify, and maintain CAD models of spacecraft layouts, including but not limited to structures and mechanisms, avionics and power, fluids and propulsion, thermal, crew and life support systems in Creo Parametric using top-down design principles.

• Develop interface control models in model-based definitions and support interface control drawings.

• Export and troubleshoot CAD model representations for system level analysis and integration.

• Assess configuration designs through trade studies, concept development, interface management, procurement, assembly, integration, testing, and operations support.

• Coordinate with configurators, architects, and various discipline leads to develop and maintain interface control and ensure seamless integration for the production and operation phases.

• Application of relevant company, industry part design and drafting techniques to plan, layout, and maintain data representing the engineering designs as they evolve.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Extensive experience working in ProEngineer/Creo Parametric with Windchill familiarity (similar CAD modeling and PLM software will be considered).

• Experience managing large vehicle-level CAD model assemblies and reviewing associated engineering drawing releases.

• Experience creating and releasing fabrication and installation engineering drawings.

• Successful candidates in this role typically have 8+ years of direct experience in spacecraft, launch vehicle, aircraft, or automotive hardware.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast paced, dynamic work environment.

• 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:

• Design experience in crewed specific spacecrafts and cryogenic propellant fueled launch vehicles.

• Familiarity and detailed knowledge in space-rated and human-rated components, hardware, fluid routing, assemblies, installations, environmental impacts, and design for manufacturability.

• Modeling experience using AutoCAD or PTC ProPiping, ProCabling, or Routed Systems Designer.

• Extensive experience with ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41 drafting standards.

• Demonstrate expert practices in common manufacturing material callouts, GD&T, tolerance/stack-up analysis, order of operation requirements, and maintain cleanliness requirements on drawings.

Compensation Range for:

CO applicants is $106,601.25-$149,241.75;WA applicants is $115,935.00-$162,309.00

Other site ranges may differ

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DIBDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation

• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification, Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing (CDL drivers only), vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.

• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.

• Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

• Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.

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Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com.

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