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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Responsible Engineer, Deployment Mechanism - TeraWave Solar Array - **Company:** Blue Origin - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $145,188.0 - $203,263.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** 3d Models, Biometrics, Data Reduction, Network Interface Controllers, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Rapid Prototyping Process, Test Data, Creo - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18068325?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18068325%2FSr-Responsible-Engineer-Deployment-Mechanism-Terawave-Solar-Array-Washington-Seattle ## About the Role * Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related engineering discipline; 8+ years of experience * Recent experience designing and building mechanical hardware (passive or active mechanisms preferred) * Hands-on prototyping and testing experience * Strong mechanical design, integration, and mechanism analysis skills using 3D modeling (Creo preferred) and simulation tools * Experience with GD&T per ASME Y14.5 and performing tolerance stackup analysis * Knowledge of manufacturing, assembly, integration, and verification/qualification testing * Familiarity with space environments, verification standards, and vacuum environments * Desire and drive to learn new skills and technical tools as the program develops * 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., * Experience with solar arrays or other large-format deployable spacecraft structures * Experience with large-scale deployable and/or complex moving mechanisms from concept through qualification * Experience with composites * Deep knowledge of aerospace mechanisms design practices and standards such as NASA-STD-5017 * Experience with materials/coatings/lubricants/bearing selection for spacecraft * Experience in mechanical finite element analysis for statics and dynamics; experience with multibody dynamics * Knowledge of mechanism avionics interfaces and control logic * Experience with test data acquisition systems and data reduction * Experience with thermal design of spacecraft structures and mechanisms * Prior experience serving as a Responsible Engineer or technical lead for a mechanism or subsystem ## Description * Serve as Responsible Engineer for the TeraWave solar array deployment mechanism, owning its design, analysis, and qualification * Lead the entire design cycle for the deployer, including trade studies, conceptual and detailed design, structural analysis, development testing, and qualification * Define deployment architecture and validation strategy, using analysis, prototyping, and environmental testing to prove performance in the space environment * Hands-on prototyping to quickly push the design forward on fast-moving research and development cycles, including passive actuation, motors, controls, and instrumentation as the design requires * Perform analysis for kinematic, motor/spring/gear sizing, tolerance stacks, and structural performance as the system design requires * Lead and technically guide other engineers designing deployment mechanism sub-components and ancillary hardware (e.g., latches, hinges, dampers, hold-down and release mechanisms), ensuring their designs integrate cleanly with the overall deployer * Own the deployer's interfaces with the solar power module (SPM), photovoltaic assembly (PVA), and harness subsystems; coordinate with subsystem owners to resolve interface conflicts * Drive DFM/DFA and producibility to reduce cost and meet schedule as the deployer matures toward production rate * Generate component drawings, assembly drawings, and interface control documents with application of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 * Perform flight hardware testing: TVAC, modal, vibration, and functional deployment testing * Own the deployer-level risk register and DFMEA; drive rapid issue resolution during integration, test, and qualification anomalies * Collaborate in a scrappy, cross-disciplinary R&D environment, working with structural, thermal, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines to deliver a fully integrated mechanism * Coach, mentor, and technically assist junior engineers working on the deployment mechanism, 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. 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