Blue Origin is a company focused on developing reusable and low-cost space vehicles for the benefit of Earth. The role involves leading efforts in Materials & Processes related to Metallic Additive Manufacturing for the New Glenn launch system, ensuring safe and efficient spaceflight operations.
Responsibilities
- Lead tactical and strategic efforts within a cross-functional Materials & Processes team to lead direction of Additive Manufacturing efforts and hardware within Blue Origin’s world class in-house facilities
- Identify low maturity Additive Manufacturing technologies to improve technical performance or manufacturability of hardware
- Support a team of proficient high performing engineers
- Develop Additive Manufacturing processes, parameters, requirements, and specifications for existing and novel metallic materials
- Lead test campaigns designing, collecting and analyzing material properties data for produced Additively Manufactured metallic materials and hardware
- Collaborate closely with design, manufacturing, quality, and integration engineers to implement requirements in all phases of AM coupled with robust production solutions and design for manufacture
- Implement root cause and corrective actions for AM builds
- Optimize and production harden AM processes to increase throughput and decrease variability
- Contribute to the development of internal engineering and quality processes to standardize and accelerate material evaluation and implementation
Skills
- 8+ years directly related Metallic Additive Manufacturing experience
- Minimum Bachelors in material science/engineering or related field
- Principle investigator in process development and optimization of metallic Additive Manufacturing processes
- Hands on experience measuring, analyzing, developing, characterizing Additive Manufacturing of nickel (e.g. Inconel), aluminum, and copper alloys
- Experience managing technology development projects, measuring technical progress, resources, and managing budgets
- Experience with powder metallurgy
- Knowledge of applicability of characterization methods such as SEM, EDS, EBSD, PSD measurements, XRF, ICP, and OES
- Proven experience developing and delivering test plans for analysis and qualification of components or materials
- Proven experience developing and completing experimental plans, analyzing data and concisely reporting the results
- Strong written and personal computer skills
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Masters or PhD in Material Science/Engineering or related field
- 8+ years Laser Powder Bed Fusion industry experience
- Experience transitioning materials and processes from development to production
- Shown experience managing technology development projects, measuring technical progress, resources, and managing budgets
- Product impact focused mindset
- Experience with statistical 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
- Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
- Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
Company Overview
- Blue Origin is an aerospace company that focuses on lowering the cost of spaceflight and helping to explore the solar system. It was founded in 2000, and is headquartered in Kent, Washington, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.blueorigin.com.