Sr. Mechanism Design Engineer - Deployable Solar Arrays

Blue Origin LLC • Kent, WA • 2h ago

Application close date:
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 team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!
This role is part of Advanced Concepts and Enterprise Engineering (ACE), supporting Blue Origin's mission of millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. The team fosters innovation and drives engineering workflows of the future, shared solutions and standards, simplicity and lower costs, and manufacturable design.
As part of a hardworking team of specialists, technicians, and engineers you will lead end-to-end development of deployable solar array mechanisms that power our ambitious vision, balancing tight packaging, mass, and reliability constraints. This is your opportunity to work on cutting-edge space hardware, helping write the next chapter of space infrastructure. You will define deployment architectures and validation strategies, using analysis, prototyping, and environmental testing to prove performance in the space environment. You will drive rapid design-build-test cycles to burn down risk quickly and drive the design maturity. You will make datadriven design and material choices that meet cleanliness and compatibility standards, coordinate interfaces across structural, thermal, and electrical disciplines, maintain configuration integrity, and drive rapid issue resolution to deliver flightready hardware.
Special Mentions:
Travel expected up to 15% of the time
Interview will include a technical assessment
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Design and development of various deployable mechanisms.
Lead entire design cycle for flight hardware, including trade studies, conceptual and detailed design, structural analysis, development testing, and qualification.
Hands-on prototyping to quickly push the design forward on fast-moving research and development projects. May include passive actuation, motors, controls, instrumentation as needed for design selected.
Perform analysis for systems including kinematic, motor/spring/gear sizing, tolerance stacks, structural, etc. as the system design requires.
Drive DFM/DFA and producibility to drive down cost and meet schedule for production rate.
Generate component drawings, assembly drawings, and interface control documents with application of GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
Perform flight hardware testing; TVAC, modal, vibe, functional deployment
Collaborate in a scrappy cross-disciplinary R&D environment, working with the other disciplines to generate a fully integrated design.
Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering; 8+ years of experience
Recent experience designing/building mechanical hardware (passive or active mechanisms preferred)
Hands-on prototyping/testing experience
Strong mechanical design, integration, and mechanism analysis skills using 3D modeling (CREO preferred) and simulation tools.
Experience with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5) and performing tolerance stacks
Knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, integration, and verification/qualification testing
Familiarity with space environments, verification standards, and vacuum environments
Desire/drive to learn new skills and technical tools as project develops.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Solar Arrays.
Experience with large-scale deployable and/or complex moving mechanisms from concept through qualification.
Experience with composites and layup design.
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