Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer II — DFMA & Production

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock options for regular employees

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations team. The role leads design and implementation of efficient manufacturing systems, ensures quality control, and optimizes supply chain logistics for Production/Operations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce costs and improve timelines. The position focuses on live-assembly of crewed spacecraft hardware, working hands-on from development to production, with a strong emphasis on producibility and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or process engineering role.
• 1+ years of experience creating English work instructions.
• Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and resolve manufacturing risks and drive improvements.
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or asylum.

Responsibilities

• Take an assigned crew-systems product from concept through production readiness, planning PRRs and assessing MRLs/PRLs.
• Provide DFMA support, partnering with design engineers to influence producibility.
• Translate engineering requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including work instructions and inspection plans.
• Support build of development and flight units, resolving process and hardware issues on the floor.
• Lead root cause analysis of process or product non-conformances and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in process FMEAs, risk assessments, and validation of new production lines and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, and promote safety standards.
• Identify and integrate automation and digital tools into daily ME operations.
• Lead cross-functional manufacturing engineering across Design, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Process improvement

DFMA

Cross-functional collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

PLM tools

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations team. The role leads design and implementation of efficient manufacturing systems, ensures quality control, and optimizes supply chain logistics for Production/Operations.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to reduce costs and improve timelines. The position focuses on live-assembly of crewed spacecraft hardware, working hands-on from development to production, with a strong emphasis on producibility and safety