New Shepard - Experienced Technical Designer

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 the New Shepard program. New Shepard is a reusable suborbital rocket system designed to take astronauts and research payloads past the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space. Through operational reusability, New Shepard supports our mission of lowering the cost of access to space.

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, you will use CAD to design and modify surface models, solid models, and drawings to support the design of Crew Capsule structure. With the help of design engineers and structural analysts you will release designs for the next generation of New Shepard vehicles.

This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. Our best team members are flexible in constantly evolving environments, thorough, detail oriented and passionate. 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!

The New Shepard team is headquartered in Kent, WA and hiring preference will be given to folks who are willing to relocate to Kent, but applicants for our remote locations will absolutely be considered.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 10% of the time
• Interviews will include a technical assessment

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Prepare / evolve design layouts, create and maintain detail part and assembly drawings using CAD and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
• Review engineering drawing and designs to ensure alignment to established specifications and standards.
• Support engineering teams in the development with mechanical layout and detail design and drawing for structural, mechanical, fluids and electronic detail parts and assemblies.
• Application of relevant company (design, drafting, parts) techniques to plan, lay-out, and maintain data depicting engineering designs (detail, assembly and installation drawings or datasets).
• Implementation of engineering and manufacturing standard methodologies to achieve a balanced approach to cost, schedule and performance requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2-year AS degree in Computer Aided Drafting, Mechanical Engineering Technology or equivalent experience
• 2+ years experience managing large CAD assemblies and associated drawings
• Knowledge of designing/drafting for aerospace, automotive, marine or applicable
• structures, mechanical systems, fluid system or electrical systems
• Bias to learn
• Mechanical design and integration skills using 3D software
• Familiar with existing applicable drafting standards (ASME Y14 series)
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
• Able to effectively communicate and collaborate across a diverse team
• 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

• Bias for design for manufacturing and assembly
• Hands on product development interest
• Experience using PTC Creo CAD tools
• Experience leading large CAD assemblies and associated drawings
• Experience using Windchill PLM configuration control tools.

 

Compensation Range for:

WA applicants is $33.39-$46.69

Other site ranges may differ

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