Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer III (Space-Grade)

Blue Origin LLC; Washington; On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead design and implementation of efficient manufacturing systems within our Space Coast operations. You will optimize production workflows, ensure quality control, and collaborate with design, quality, supply chain, and production teams to reduce costs and improve timelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing or process engineering, a BS in engineering, and hands-on experience with DFMs and DFTs.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years in manufacturing, industrial, or process engineering.
• 3+ years creating English work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Support the industrialization of new products in areas such as solar arrays, integration and test, avionics, and structures.
• Contribute to design for manufacturability (DFM), design for assembly (DFA), design for test (DFT).
• Translate engineering requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with design engineering, QA, supply chain, and production teams to accelerate builds.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation, including work instructions and process flow diagrams.
• Evaluate and implement new manufacturing technologies and methods (composites, machining, additive manufacturing).
• Support root cause analysis of process or product non-conformances; implement corrective actions.
• Ensure work aligns with AS9100/ISO 9001 quality and safety standards.
• Participate in FMEAs, risk assessments, and validation of new production lines.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency gains and cost reduction at scale.
• Gain expertise in at least one key specialty area and deepen impact.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Aerospace

DFM/DFT/DFA

Lean manufacturing

Quality and safety standards knowledge

Education

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

Tools

Teamcenter

Windchill

PLM systems

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to lead design and implementation of efficient manufacturing systems within our Space Coast operations. You will optimize production workflows, ensure quality control, and collaborate with design, quality, supply chain, and production teams to reduce costs and improve timelines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in manufacturing or process engineering, a BS in engineering, and hands-on experience with DFMs and DFTs.