Tyler Graves
About Tyler Graves
Tyler Graves is a Sr. Design Quality Engineer at BLUE ORIGIN, with a background in aerospace engineering and quality assurance from companies like Space Exploration Technologies and Lockheed Martin.
Title
Tyler Graves holds the position of Sr. Design Quality Engineer at BLUE ORIGIN.
Company
Tyler Graves is currently employed at BLUE ORIGIN in Kent, Washington. He has been with the company since 2018. BLUE ORIGIN is an American privately-funded aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company founded by Jeff Bezos.
Previous Work Experience
Tyler Graves has an extensive background in the aerospace industry. He worked at Space Exploration Technologies as a Sr. Quality Engineer/ Mission Reliability Engineer from 2010 to 2018. Prior to that, he served as a Sr. Integration Engineer at Bastion Technologies at NASA Johnson Space Center from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, during the same period, he held the role of Quality Engineer at Lockheed Martin. His career also includes a period of service in the Navy based in Whidbey Island, WA.
Education and Expertise
Tyler Graves completed his higher education at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from 2017 to 2019, a Master of Science (MS) in Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician from 2015 to 2017, and a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Management of Technical Operations from 2004 to 2008.
Key Projects and Initiatives
During his tenure at BLUE ORIGIN, Tyler Graves led the New Glenn vehicle preliminary and critical design reviews with a focus on risk assessment, Design for Cost, and Design for Manufacturability to achieve first pass yield. He also developed engineering process documents to facilitate the company's transition from development to production. Additionally, he conducted Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) on critical components such as tanks, domes, spun caps, and primary vehicle structures.