Project Engineer: Turbomachinery, BE-3U - Blue Engines Level III Job at Blue Origin
$111,690 - $163,812 a year
As part of a passionate and accomplished team, you will work at the intersection of program management, engineering, integrated supply chain and quality organizations, improving team effectiveness and coordination, and ensuring that the right people are working together to solve problems and deliver results on time. Assignments can range from supporting engine subsystem integration activities to component development and testing coordination. In early project phases, you may define project scope and schedule to achieve overall program goals and component requirements. In later phases, you will coordinate internal and external stakeholders, manage changes, and resolve unexpected problems in support of engine or subsystem builds, subsequent integration into test facilities and launch vehicles, and test activities.
In this role, you will work as part of the Engines Design Office to lead a passionate team of contributors and experts as a Project Engineer supporting the Turbomachinery IPT within the BE-3U Team. BE-3U is an expander cycle liquid Oxygen and Hydrogen engine capable of 160K lbf of in-space thrust used to propel Blue Origin's internally developed New Glenn Second Stage. In this role, you will partner with Blue Engines' design engineers in developing and manufacturing engine turbomachinery and sub-assembly components. In this critical role, you will help manage the successful execution of engine turbopump and ancillary hardware within an engine program. Potential hardware could include top level pump assemblies and sub-assembly components. You will contribute to driving design, manufacturing and test of turbomachinery components and assemblies and will help define and refine best practices to increase the efficiency of our project execution and manufacturing approaches and processes. You may work or interface with vendors or small teams to define requirements and manage supplier developments for procuring hardware and assemblies, including working with vendors through technical issues. As the primary point of contact, you must enjoy solving communication and organizational problems, earning trust, and improving the overall performance of all teams involved. We are seeking a self-motivated and highly organized individual who can work with minimal direction and coordinate teams in the successful execution of engineering integration activities. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.
Responsibilities:
In this role, you will work as part of the Engines Design Office to lead a passionate team of contributors and experts as a Project Engineer supporting the Turbomachinery IPT within the BE-3U Team. BE-3U is an expander cycle liquid Oxygen and Hydrogen engine capable of 160K lbf of in-space thrust used to propel Blue Origin's internally developed New Glenn Second Stage. In this role, you will partner with Blue Engines' design engineers in developing and manufacturing engine turbomachinery and sub-assembly components. In this critical role, you will help manage the successful execution of engine turbopump and ancillary hardware within an engine program. Potential hardware could include top level pump assemblies and sub-assembly components. You will contribute to driving design, manufacturing and test of turbomachinery components and assemblies and will help define and refine best practices to increase the efficiency of our project execution and manufacturing approaches and processes. You may work or interface with vendors or small teams to define requirements and manage supplier developments for procuring hardware and assemblies, including working with vendors through technical issues. As the primary point of contact, you must enjoy solving communication and organizational problems, earning trust, and improving the overall performance of all teams involved. We are seeking a self-motivated and highly organized individual who can work with minimal direction and coordinate teams in the successful execution of engineering integration activities. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and/or maintain project plans to deliver turbomachinery hardware and sub-assemblies in support of development, qualification and flight hardware and test
- Coordinate configuration changes with upstream and downstream stakeholders
- Assess programmatic impact of configuration change requests
- Create and manage line of balance for hardware and key equipment to support upcoming builds and tests
- Partner with manufacturing engineering, contribute to development of detailed procedures and help establish a roadmap to rate production
- Respond to unexpected changes to ensure integration activities stay on schedule, on budget, and are completed with high-quality and documented build pedigree
- Coordinate with procurement, internal and external manufacturing to ensure that hardware priorities are well understood and are actively managed to support the need dates
- Identify schedule-critical hardware, equipment, people, and facilities; resolve constraints
- Develop recovery strategies when non-conformances or other escapes are identified
- Identify risks and develop mitigation plans
- Develop schedule and budget; manage and report progress
- Develop and report key project metrics
- Lead build pedigree reviews post builds, ensuring hardware matches design and configuration intent and all open work is properly identified
Qualifications:
- Passion for Blue Origin’s mission: Millions of people living and working in space!
- B.S./M.S Degree in Engineering
- 5+ years of experience in Pump or Turbine component fabrication, precision assembly, and testing using a variety of methods, techniques, and materials
- Possess high attention to detail and strong organizational/coordination skills
- Strong knack for troubleshooting and quick thinking to keep the project moving forward
- Demonstrated ability to build trusting and effective working relationships that improve team performance and deliver results
- Working knowledge of configuration management principles and practices
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
- 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
Desired:
- Experience with Turbomachinery and/or Boost Pumps design, test, and manufacturing
- Demonstrated some technical understanding of rocket engines and test facilities
- Experience implementing, customizing or improving configuration management systems in a development engineering environment
- Experience leading a small technical team
- Experience with P6 or other GANTT-style project management tools
- Experience in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $111,690 - $163,812
Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $111,690 - $163,812
Other site ranges may differ
Export Control Regulations
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at
EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com
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Benefits
Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match.
Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays
Discretionary bonus programs
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