Spaceport: Kent

One of the most promising commercial space programs in the country is right here in King county. Blue Origin is the brainchild of Amazon (dot com) founder Jeff Bezos.

The front page of their website is a list of job announcements. So, if you happen to be (or want to be) in the Seattle area and want to be involved in what appears to be a very cool new space program, here's their posting. For the record, I am in no way affiliated with Amazon or Blue Origin, I just figured that some people who read this blog might actually be interested in the jobs posted here. No, I don't suspect that I'm the sort of Navigation and Control Engineer they're looking for. Alas. ;)

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Blue Origin is hiring highly qualified and dedicated individuals. Our hiring bar is unabashedly extreme, and we insist on keeping our team size small. This means the person occupying each and every spot must be among the most technically gifted in his or her field. Other hiring criteria include:

1. You must have a genuine passion for space. Without passion, you will find what we're trying to do too difficult. There are much easier jobs.
2. You must want to work in a small company.
3. We are building real hardware. This must excite you. You must be a builder.

Blue Origin's engineering and manufacturing teams work in a newly renovated 280,000 sq. ft. facility on 26 acres in Kent, Washington. We are just 20 minutes south of Seattle and 15 minutes from Sea-Tac airport. We also own and operate a launch complex in western Texas.

We have immediate openings for:

• Aerodynamics Engineer
• Avionics Engineer
• Avionics Embedded Systems Engineer
• Guidance, Navigation and Control Engineer
• Integration Engineer
• Mechanical Systems Engineer
• Propulsion Design Engineer
• Propulsion Development Engineer
• Propulsion Manufacturing Engineer
• Senior Engineer
• Integration Engineer (West Texas)
• Test Engineer (West Texas)

Future Openings:

No matter what openings are posted on this page, we are constantly reviewing resumes from talented individuals. Please feel free to forward your resume to us even if you do not qualify for one of the positions listed above. Our future holds many opportunities, and we will hold your information confidential.
To apply, please send a cover letter and electronic resume in text or PDF format to jobs@blueorigin.com. Blue Origin is an equal opportunity employer.