Engines: Materials and Processes… at Blue Origin · Huntsville

Summary: Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems. They are seeking early career engineers to support the design, development, manufacturing, and testing of engines and propulsion systems for liquid rocket engines. Responsibilities: - Develop and qualify materials and processes for liquid rocket engine applications - Work with design, manufacturing and process engineers to implement and optimize materials for performance and cost - Identify and apply mature state-of-the-art processes to manufacturing and develop process control documentation and quality assurance measure - Develop materials test plans process and materials evaluation/qualification - Own process and repair qualification across the development and production lifecycle - Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities for special processes - Support day-to-day manufacturing through non-conformance disposition, manufacturing floor support, etc Required Qualifications: - B.S. degree or higher in Materials Science and Engineering, Metallurgy, Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field - Internship experience focused on materials and processes with an emphasis on materials design, process development, implementation, and/or qualification - Exposure to definition and qualification of special processes such as welding, casting, forging, additive, or similar - Experience working with Ni-based alloys, Cu-based alloys, and/or other materials common in aerospace propulsion manufacturing - Ability to collect and analyze data and present results in a meaningful format - 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: - Demonstrated experience with materials and process development and qualification - In-depth understanding of materials/ process relationships - Familiarity with a wide variety of manufacturing processes (additive, casting, forging) and their impact on joining techniques - Experience with failure and forensic analysis of aerospace or other complex hardware - Experience evaluating and interpreting NDT inspection results - Understanding of quality standards, industrial codes, and/or material specifications Required Skills: Materials Science, Metallurgy, Welding Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Design, Process Development, Process Implementation, Process Qualification, Special Processes - Welding, Special Processes - Casting, Special Processes - Forging, Special Processes - Additive Manufacturing, Ni-based Alloys, Cu-based Alloys, Manufacturing Processes - Additive, Manufacturing Processes - Casting, Manufacturing Processes - Forging, Failure Analysis, Forensic Analysis, NDT Inspection, Quality Standards, Industrial Codes, Material Specifications, Data Analysis Benefits: 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%, 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.