Orbital Tube Weld Technician

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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! 

We are a 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.  

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required! 
 

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Coordinated Supply Chain, Facilities, and Security. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

Performs welding processes on aluminum, steel, and alloy parts and assemblies to required tolerances using welding metals and metal alloys and precision blending using hand tools to prepare metallic surfaces for welding and non-destructive evaluation. Determines layouts and welds parts and assemblies according to engineering drawings and specifications. Monitors and verifies quality in accordance with statistical processes or other control procedures. Joins metal parts to form a permanent bond. Welds metal components and parts using standard specialized equipment such as gas welders and gas torches and may also apply friction stir welding (FSW) methods using solid-state joining. Uses electrical currents or friction to build heat and bond metals.  Observes tests on welded surfaces to evaluate weld quality and conformance to specifications. Set up and operate large, motion-controlled machines to build friction stir welds on launch vehicles. Perform periodic maintenance on machines with sophisticated pneumatic, hydraulic, and mechanical systems. Accurately use precision measuring tools such as micrometers, calipers, and torque wrenches.

• Relocation provided.

• Interviews will include a technical assessment.

• Fabricate and install hydraulic, pneumatic and propellant tubing.

• Work with engineers to review design concepts, provide feedback for ease of assembly, and support development tests.

• Review, edit and follow work instructions for assembly tasks.

• Plan and communicate assembly steps for sophisticated mechanical installations.

• Safely work with hazardous systems, containing chemicals and/or high pressure

• Be able to hand fit and tack weld parts together with TIG welding as required.

• Work with design engineers to help recommend tooling designs needed to fixture parts for welding.

• Ability to visually inspect welds and verify quality utilizing borescopes and other inspection methods.

• Develop weld schedules for various systems and components.

• Setup, operate, and maintain orbital tube welding equipment.

• Cut and prepare all tubing and fittings used in welding operation.

• Maintain a clean work environment.

• 2+ years of orbital welding experience

• Experience in aerospace or related fields

• Experience with AWS D17.1 and or similar fusion welding or orbital tube welding specifications.

• Ability to use standard mechanical tools, fabrication shop equipment (band saw, chop saw, grinders, drills, etc.)

• Capable of using precision tools to accurately measure tight tolerances (calipers, height gauge, scales, etc.)

• Ability to read and understand aerospace 2D/3D drawings.

• Experience with various thin wall alloys (316 SS, Inco 625, CRES 21-6-9, Monel, Titanium)

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and supply to a culture of inclusion.

• 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.

• Familiarity with tube fabrication (bend, flare, fittings, etc.) and pressurized system safety

• Experience measuring and inspecting tube assemblies using a vector measuring machine.

• Experience operating heavy lifting equipment such as cranes and forklifts around flight critical hardware.

• Knowledge of drawing review, scheduling systems, work order systems, inventory, and various issue tracking systems

• Confirmed understanding of a variety of tube/fluid applications including GN2, GHe, hydraulics and cryogenics

• Ability to use of 3D CAD tools (CREO is helpful), and ability to read and interpret GD&T per ASME Y14.5M-1994 standard.

• Experience cleaning tube systems to aerospace or medical standards

• Clean room experience

• Certification from an orbital weld training program

• Tube bending experience.

• F - Su (12 hours) C Shift

Don’t meet all desired requirements? 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 an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.