Senior Materials and Process Engineer - Welding

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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!

In this role you will be a part of the team that perform tasks related to the design, manufacture, and operation of the New Glenn launch system's 7-Engine and 9-Engine booster programs.

You will work on welding/joining problems for various spaceflight systems that experience a wide range of environmental and loading conditions.

You will specify, develop, and qualify joining processes such as laser, electron beam, gas tungsten arc, etc. on development and flight hardware for New Glenn systems. You will work closely with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to optimize materials and processes for new configurations while maintaining on-going support for current parts on the production.

We are looking for someone with a commitment to quality to apply their technical knowledge, as well as leadership and teamwork skills to make a positive impact on safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Develop and qualify fusion welding processes for launch vehicle applications.
• Support production welding including MRB, and similar non-conformance dispositions.
• Work with multi-functional teams that are responsible for selecting materials, manufacturing processes, and suppliers to produce world class aerospace hardware
• Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing and quality to define material requirements and successfully implement production solutions
• Oversee and perform metallographic and mechanical testing of welds and weld samples, and evaluation of materials characterization data or NDT results; Evaluate weld defects and lead to establish improvement plans or repair procedures
• Develop and define internal engineering and quality processes to standardize and accelerate material evaluation and implementation
• Ensure M&P design requirements are met through the review and refinement of part designs, drawings and manufacturing controls
• Define and oversee vendor-provided process qualifications
• Provide approval signatory for internal and external process control documents and work instructions
• Identify and contribute to continuous process improvement opportunities
• Provide design input for weld tooling

Qualifications:

• B.S. degree or higher in materials, welding, or metallurgical engineering.
• 7+ years experience in materials engineering or a related field.
• Experience with definition and qualification of fusion welding processes such as VPPA, GTAW, and EBW
• Experience with welding aluminum, titanium, and/or nickel superalloys.
• Experience supporting design and manufacturing teams in an aerospace environment, including preparing specifications, test reports, and design substantiation documentation
• Capable of developing and executing plans for material characterization, such as mechanical and environmental testing.
• Experience interacting with aerospace suppliers, including on-site engineering audits, technical interchanges, supplier qualifications and statistical process controls.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and handle small and large projects with a variety of customers.
• Experience interpreting, meeting and verifying internal and external regulatory requirements, including AWS, and NASA standards such as MSFC-SPEC-3679.

Desired:

• Ability to develop engineering requirements for undefined material forms and processes
• Demonstrated domain expertise in aerospace structural metals.
• Experience with statistical treatment of test data and the generation of design values.

Compensation Range for:

Other site ranges may differ

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• 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.

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