Hybrid Configurator II, Design – Sustaining Engineering

at BLUE ORIGIN

• Job title: Configurator II, Design – Sustaining Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $99,201 - $138,880 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Engineer facilitating configuration development and integration for New Glenn space vehicle. Collaborating across mechanical, structural, fluids, and electrical subsystems in aerospace engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support an integrated product team (IPT) in defining design solutions for vehicle modifications and variants.
• Contribute to the integrated design solution across structural, mechanical, fluids, and electrical subsystems.
• Assist with developing system requirements, requirement flow-down, and verification planning.
• Participate in cross-functional trade and impact studies and document results.
• Coordinate and communicate approved design changes between affected subsystems.
• Assist with configuration management activities and documentation.
• Support the preparation and processing of Engineering Change Requests (ECRs).
• Help create and maintain interface definitions between subsystems, including models and control documents, under guidance from senior engineers.
• Support inter-module integration by tracking issues and coordinating with engineers on priorities and expectations.
• Help ensure that product configuration data is accurate and up to date for design reviews and integration milestones.
• Track and periodically report status on assigned development tasks, including schedule risks and technical issues, to the lead engineer or IPT lead.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, test, and operations stakeholders to incorporate assembly, integrated test, and operations considerations into the equipment module design.
• Provide technical support during integration and testing activities (e.g., resolving nonconformances, updating documentation).
• Follow configuration management best practices and Blue Origin configuration management standards, and help others apply them on assigned tasks.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in engineering and at least 2+ years of experience in aircraft or spacecraft mechanical design, configuration, and layout engineering
• Demonstrated design configuration control experience on recently developed products and equipment used in oil/gas, aircraft, or launch vehicles from early trade studies through final design, and into manufacturing and test
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills and experience working in a highly integrated cross-functional team environment
• Strong design and integration skills using 3-D CAD software and visualization tools
• Demonstrated knowledge of scheduling and planning principles and tools

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
• Up to 14 company-paid holidays