Additive Applications Engineer III

BLUE ORIGIN • Seattle, WA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. As part of a small, hardworking, and accomplished team of specialists, you will be responsible for translating engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into additively manufactured metallic flight hardware. This involves educating engineers/designers on design for additive manufacturing, creation of the print model, owning the manufacturing process, tracking work orders, addressing manufacturing issues, and continuing to work improvements. You will work closely with operators, quality technicians and engineering counterparts to support the processing of complex rocket engine and rocket components (i.e. thrust chambers, injectors, turbo pumps, etc). As an integral member of the team, you will use data to drive process improvements, relay design improvements to engineering, and in general serve as a direct feedback loop between design and fabrication.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or related field
• 5+ years in aerospace or similar industries
• Exposure to and understanding of laser powder bed fusion printing or similar
• Must be physically able to: Support production floor activities onsite to keep parts flowing.
• Ability to support onsite in in Kent
• Support off hours for production if required

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Aerospace and rocket engine development experiences.
• Strong solid understanding of engineering concepts and design for manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with CAD design (Creo), support design (Magics), and simulation packages (MSC, ANSYS).
• Proven experience developing and printing LPB hardware.
• Experience with generating work instructions to build complex assemblies
• Experience creating, developing, and maturing processes to production readiness level
• 2+ years of experience working in metallic additive manufacturing and design.
• Solid understanding of design for additive manufacturing and support strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own the development of Additively Manufactured (AM) components from concept to production using Laser Powder Bed (LPB) printing.
• Work to define and deliver production print models using state of the art software tools, configuration controlled process, and design for AM.
• Demonstrate machine specific workflows and software packages to improve additive designs.
• Participate in company process definition, documentation, and improvement teams for manufacturing processes, business processes, production planning, lessons learned, and other standards/processes as needed.
• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define the full process from print to delivery.
• Closely manage cost, quality, build sequence, and schedule of hardware throughout the entire manufacturing process.
• Perform root cause analyses when non-conformances and escapes are identified and deploy corrective actions.
• Ability to support operations onsite in Kent, Washington and during off hours (if required) via phone or online tools

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.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level