Senior Structural Composites Engineer

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 spaceflightThis 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 small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will help the aerospace structures team solve challenging problems by defining composites engineering data, implementing processes for automated composites equipment and problem-solving on the shop floor as a liaison engineer during production of large composite launch structures through layup, cure, inspection, and assembly. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is requiredResponsibilities:Serve as the responsible engineer for the development of primary and secondary composite structures, managing the complete in-house lifecycle from concept to certificationWork as an integral part of the structures engineering team to produce, validate, and certify composite design for use in aerospace applicationsGenerate all engineering drawings including detail ply buildup and tooling surfacesGenerate all engineering CAD, drawings including detail ply buildup and tooling surfacesDevelop configuration and design trade studiesProvide manufacturing and production support and coordinate activities between the design team and manufacturing teamIncorporate lessons learned by implementing processes and training to enable error-free-engineering to minimize production discrepanciesCreate and maintain a detailed/prioritized schedule of activity and work to deliver results on schedule and on budgetPlan, coordinate, conduct tests, and review test dataDerive demand and generate requirements for new equipment and tooling to support scopeProvide inputs to expenditure tracking and budgeting; develop estimates for materials and capital assetsMinimum Qualifications:Minimum of a B.S. degree in aerospace, mechanical or manufacturing engineering; physics; or other major requiring engineering core courses7+ years of experience working in composite primary structure engineering development or hands on production roleExperience with certification of composite parts for aerospace applicationsExpertise in one or more of the following: automated fiber placement (AFP) and tape laying (ATL), lamination, tooling, nondestructive evaluation, trimming/drilling/routing/machining, robotics, system integration, training, and production control systems.Knowledge of classic laminate theory and analysis for initial sizing of composite partsFamiliarity with composite fabrication methods, VARTM, prepreg, RTM, etcDemonstrated expertise with Creo CAD software.Experience with GD&T analysis (ASME Y14.5) and performing tolerance stacksCustomer-focused with strong communication skillsMinimal travel to manufacturing location is required (no more than 10%)Preferred Qualifications:Familiarity with FEM software packages, ideally Ansys, CATIA, and/ or HypermeshThis includes but

Created: 2025-12-09