Materials & Processes Engineer - Satellite & Payloads - TeraWave

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Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed. At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We're working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! Blue Origin is pioneering the future of space-based communications with TeraWave, a revolutionary satellite communications network designed to deliver symmetrical data speeds of up to 6 Tbps anywhere on Earth. This multi-orbit constellation will consist of optically interconnected satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) and medium Earth orbit (MEO), providing enterprise-grade connectivity for critical operations worldwide. TeraWave satellites and payloads must survive launch and long-duration LEO/MEO operation while being manufacturable at constellation scale. Success depends on disciplined control of structural and thermal materials, finishes, joining, printed wiring assemblies, RF and optical hardware, mechanisms, connectors, wire and cable, adhesives, coatings, thermal interfaces, contamination, corrosion, flammability, and supplier processes.

As the TeraWave M&P Engineer for Satellite and Payloads, you will establish and execute materials and process controls across spacecraft bus systems and RF and optical payloads. You will protect mechanical, electrical, thermal, RF, and optical performance, reliability, workmanship, and production yield from early design through fleet sustainment.

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel: Up to 15% as program needs require

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop, maintain, and execute the TeraWave Materials and Processes Plan and approved materials/processes lists across spacecraft bus systems and RF and optical payloads, coordinated with the program standards plan and product-assurance framework.
• Provide M&P technical authority for spacecraft structures and mechanisms, thermal hardware, RF and optical payload hardware, solar-array assemblies, propulsion hardware, avionics enclosures, CCAs, printed wiring boards, power electronics, batteries, magnetics, connectors, harnesses, cable shielding, bus bars, fasteners, conformal coatings, adhesives, potting, encapsulation, staking, thermal interface materials, lubricants, and surface finishes.
• Review drawings, material specifications, process specifications, source-control documents, supplier plans, and manufacturing instructions for compliance, completeness, producibility, and verification.
• Select and qualify materials and processes for vacuum, radiation, atomic oxygen, thermal cycling, humidity/storage, contamination, corrosion, charging, high voltage, and launch environments.
• Establish and manage prohibited/restricted materials controls, including pure tin/tin whiskers, cadmium, zinc, mercury, red plague, galvanic couples, halogens, silicone

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