Summer 2023: Graduate Engineering Intern
We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.
Interns work directly with our experienced engineers in support of our business units New Shepard, New Glenn, Blue Engines, and Advanced Development Programs. Projects may include applied engineering in fluid systems, guidance, control & navigation, manufacturing, product management, structural & mechanical systems, electrical systems, avionics software, systems engineering, test engineering, and industrial engineering. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require dedicated commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable spaceflight. We offer internships at the following locations: Kent, WA; Cape Canaveral, FL; Van Horn, TX; Huntsville, AL; Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Phoenix, AZ. However, not every technical discipline is offered at each location. Most internships will be held in Kent, WA. This internship will last approx. 12 weeks (May to August).
We are hiring for the following positions:
Avionics Software – Projects may involve many aspects of applied SW development including avionics software, embedded software, enterprise software, integrated system test, controls, machine learning, robotics and avionics hardware.
Electronics and Electrical Systems – Projects may involve many aspects of applied electronics and electrical engineering including avionics hardware (from PCBs to electrical systems), software, hardware in the loop, instrumentation & controls, system test, power systems, communication systems, mechanical systems, propulsion systems, manufacturing and systems engineering.
Product Management – Product Management at Blue sits at the intersection of Software, Aerospace and Manufacturing Technology, as our team is responsible to develop technology solutions to manufacture and operate rockets and Space infrastructure. Our Product Managers serve as pivotal leaders in formulating and prioritizing problems to solve, as well as leading solutions teams (Software Developers, Designers, Product Managers) towards the discovery of solutions for those problems.
Fluid Systems – Projects may involve many aspects of applied fluid / mechanical engineering including design, analysis and test of fluid components and systems, propulsion systems and mechanical systems.
GNC – Projects may involve all aspects of GNC engineering including guidance, navigation, controls, autonomy, avionics, simulation, system test, aerosciences, and systems engineering.
Manufacturing Engineering – Projects may involve many aspects of applied manufacturing engineering in the development and fabrication of mechanical, propulsion, structural, fluid and avionics systems. The projects will include the integration of design for manufacturing, test, operations, and materials & processes.
Structural & Mechanical Systems – Projects may involve aspects of applied mechanical / structural engineering including design, analysis and test of mechanical systems, propulsion systems, and structures.
Systems Engineering – Projects may involve aspects of applied systems engineering including system definition, systems test, system integration, system safety, operations and system verification of fluid, mechanical, propulsion and electrical systems.
Test Engineering – Projects may involve applied test engineering including the design, analysis and operation of test systems for testing fluid, propulsion, mechanical and electronic systems.
Industrial Engineering – As part of a small, passionate, and accomplished team of specialists, you will develop a coordinated manufacturing system maximizing state of the art manufacturing processes to design and manufacture sophisticated space launch vehicles. Partnering with manufacturing and facilities, you’ll lead this process and gather the manufacturing and facility needs, utilize Lean techniques, and creates meaningful foundations for high-efficiency manufacturing processes. You will work with a team of welding engineers, automation engineers, and operators to seek sophisticated challenges related to process implementation, monitoring, and inspection. We seek people who are passionate about space and possess a strong desire to continuously learn and improve.
Basic Qualifications:
- 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.
- Currently enrolled in a graduate program and have at least one semester of school remaining after the internship.
- Available to work full time for a minimum of 12 weeks while not concurrently enrolled in coursework.
- Strong written, verbal, communication and interpersonal skills.
Desired Skills:
- Students who have acquired a junior or higher academic standing by the start of the internship are preferred.
- Relevant internship/co-op and academic project experience that demonstrate development of both technical skills as well as leadership qualities.
- Hands-on project experience.
- Passion for space.
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.
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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. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here.
Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation
Applicants wishing to view a copy of 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 [email protected].
