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Blue Origin

Builds rockets, engines and lunar spacecraft

Technician - Integration Engineering 3

Aerospace EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLos Angeles, CA, USA$36.60 - $51.23In-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED, or an associate’s degree in a technical field plus at least 4 years of relevant experience; otherwise, at least 6 years of relevant hands-on technician experience.
  • Demonstrated experience with vacuum systems, including pumps, gauges, valves, and basic leak-checking.
  • Demonstrated experience with high-voltage and/or high-amperage systems in an industrial, test, or research and development environment.
  • Demonstrated experience with mechanical assembly and integration using standard hand and power tools.
  • Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings and assembly prints, electrical schematics and wiring diagrams, written work instructions, and test procedures.
  • Proficiency with common shop and test equipment, such as torque tools, multimeters, oscilloscopes or data acquisition interfaces, and pressure gauges.
  • Ability to troubleshoot and work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Ability to work occasional overtime, off-shifts, and weekends as needed for program and test schedules.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds, stand for extended periods, and work in confined spaces, at heights, and around noisy or hazardous equipment with proper personal protective equipment and training.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum, consistent with U.S. export control requirements.
  • Willingness to strictly follow safety procedures for vacuum, high-voltage, high-current, and thermal systems; use appropriate personal protective equipment; and follow lockout/tagout procedures.
  • Willingness to support off-hour test operations and critical integration milestones as required.

Responsibilities

  • Perform mechanical and electrical integration of components, subsystems, and test articles, including structural assemblies, mechanisms, fluid systems, harnesses, sensors, instrumentation, power distribution, and control hardware.
  • Set up, operate, and maintain vacuum systems and related hardware, including chamber assembly, pump-down and venting operations, leak checks, residual gas analyzer use where applicable, and basic vacuum-performance troubleshooting.
  • Work with high-voltage and high-amperage systems, including power supplies, power distribution units, interlocks, safety systems, high-current bus bars, contactors, and protective devices, while following lockout/tagout and electrical safety procedures.
  • Set up and operate furnaces and thermal-processing equipment; perform thermal cycling and bake-out operations; monitor temperature profiles; document run parameters; and maintain equipment.
  • Build, modify, and rework experimental assemblies based on evolving designs, and provide hands-on feedback to engineers on design for manufacturability, integration, and test.
  • Set up and execute tests by installing pressure, temperature, strain, flow, and other instrumentation; routing and securing cabling and plumbing to meet functional and cleanliness requirements; supporting test execution and monitoring; and performing post-test teardown.
  • Work from drawings, schematics, wiring diagrams, piping and instrumentation diagrams, work instructions, and test procedures; identify documentation discrepancies and help resolve them with engineering.
  • Follow safety and contamination-control requirements, including foreign-object-debris prevention, electrostatic-discharge controls, cleanliness, and personal protective equipment.
  • Support continuous improvement of build and test processes; accurately complete build records, nonconformance reports, and test logs.
  • Mentor junior technicians and contribute to a collaborative team culture.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in aerospace, spaceflight, or another high-reliability industry, such as aviation, defense, semiconductor, or nuclear.
  • Hands-on experience with vacuum chambers, cryopumps, turbomolecular pumps, residual gas analyzers, or helium leak detection.
  • Hands-on experience with high-power direct-current and alternating-current systems above 600 volts or at hundreds of amps, including interlock and safety design.
  • Hands-on experience with box, tube, or vacuum furnaces for component conditioning or material processing.
  • Familiarity with electrostatic-discharge control, foreign-object-debris prevention, and contamination-control standards.
  • Familiarity with basic data acquisition, sensors, and instrumentation wiring.
  • Experience with cleanroom or controlled-environment work practices.
  • Experience with rapid prototyping, frequent design changes, and build-to-concept or build-to-sketch environments.
  • Experience providing engineering feedback on assembly sequence, access, tooling, and testability.
  • Basic computer skills, including use of enterprise resource planning or manufacturing execution systems and work-order systems, reading and updating digital work instructions, data entry, and report writing.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor junior technicians and lead small integration or test tasks.

About the Company

Blue Origin

Builds rockets, engines and lunar spacecraft

Blue Origin builds rockets, engines and spacecraft for commercial satellite operators and government space programs. Its New Glenn orbital rocket uses a reusable first stage, while Blue Moon landers are designed to transport cargo and astronauts to the lunar surface. The company designs and manufactures liquid-fueled propulsion systems, and its New Shepard vehicle is built for short suborbital trips carrying people and research payloads. Customers pay for launch services and engines, and government development contracts fund work on systems for exploration beyond Earth orbit. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 2000, Blue Origin is headquartered in Kent, Washington.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Late Stage VC
Total funding
$10.1B
Headquarters
Kent, WA
Founded
2000

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