Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Lunar Permanence
Denver, COAll locationsDenver, COGreater Seattle Area On-site
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About the role
This role is part of the Lunar Permanence business unit, which develops Blue Origin’s Blue Moon landers and related products. As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on the Crew Systems product team, you will work alongside Responsible Engineers to develop the design for various Crew Systems products on the MK2 Crew Lander. In this role you will be responsible for creating and managing CAD models, 2D drawings, and model based definition (MBD) files for parts and assemblies. You will work directly with manufacturing teams to define build plans and ensure components are manufacturable. As a senior member of the team you will also be responsible for mentoring early career designers and reviewing drafting for engineers across the team. You will play a key role in developing the MK2 Crew Lander 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 dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!
What you'll bring
- B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related technical subject area
- 8+ years of technical experience in design and development of mechanical/structural/fluids systems
- Strong mechanical design and integration skills using 3D CAD software (CREO/Windchill experience required)
- Expertise in creating 2D drawings and/or MBD for components and assemblies
- Deep knowledge of ASME Y14.5 geometric dimensioning and tolerance standards, including application in tolerance stack-up analysis across assemblies
- Experience with application of Design for X principles for manufacturability and cost
- Experience with material selection, compatibility and manufacturing techniques
- Experience or familiarity with first order structural analysis for initial sizing
- Excellent verbal, written, and graphical communication skills with ability to directly interface with external parties including government and commercial entities
- Willingness to work on-site with occasional travel
- Familiarity with CREO Piping Tools
- Familiarity with aPriori for design for manufacturing analyses