Mechanical Design Engineer III

Mechanical Design Engineer

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.

At Blue Origin, our mission is to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space. Our Product Formulation team is a fast-moving, innovative group developing next-generation aerospace products and laying the groundwork for future capabilities. We thrive in a prototype-first, fail-fast environment, focusing on delivering impactful results over rigid processes. As a Mechanical Design Engineer focused on deployable in-space structures, you will be at the forefront of creating technologies that enable missions never before possiblefrom massive solar arrays to advanced deployable antennas.

Responsibilities :

As a Mechanical Design Engineer in our Product Formulation group, you will take a leading role in ideating, designing, and testing deployable structures engineered to operate reliably in the challenging environment of space. You will create innovative mechanical solutions for very large-scale, deployable arrays and antennas, guiding them from concept through rapid prototyping, ground qualification, and in-space demonstration. You will be integral to a multidisciplinary team, working closely with systems, electronics, thermal, and materials engineers to ensure each structure meets mission-critical requirements. Your work will directly impact the technologies that make sustained presence and operation in space possible.

• Lead the conception, detailed mechanical design, and analysis of large deployable structuresincluding arrays and antennasfor use in space environments.
• Develop and maintain 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, system layouts, and kinematic / mechanism simulations for deployable structures and subsystems.
• Design and select mechanical components and deployment mechanisms (hinges, motors, joints, locking devices, and composites / advanced materials) for durability and reliability under launch and in-space conditions.
• Prototype and test concepts and sub-scale models, driving rapid iteration through a hands-on, fail-fast, and results-focused approach.
• Define and perform mechanical analyses (FEA, kinematics, deployment dynamics, thermal / mechanical cycling, vibration, etc.) to ensure successful deployment and in-space stability.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teamsincluding systems, thermal, electronics, and manufacturing engineersto ensure seamless integration and performance.
• Support ground testing and qualification, including environmental, deployment, and load testing of hardware, and participate in test campaigns through to in-space demonstration.
• Document designs, analyses, and test results in accordance with aerospace standards and contribute to technical reviews and design history.
• Champion safety, innovation, and teamwork in developing new spacecraft capabilities and architectures.

Minimum qualifications :

Preferred qualifications :

Compensation Range for : WA applicants is $117,498.00-$164,497.20 Other site ranges may differ.

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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.

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