Aerospace Manufacturing Systems Architect

BLUE ORIGIN; Melbourne (KY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to set operations direction for vehicle and subsystem architectures, and to define manufacturing strategies across early-stage programs.

You will lead hands-on support from concept through prototyping, ensuring manufacturability and integrating plan across manufacturing, supply chain, test, and operations. relocation is provided and travel up to 20% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Industrial engineering, or related field.
• Strong lifecycle understanding from concept to production.
• Proven technical leadership and cross-stakeholder coordination.
• Experience planning R&D hardware builds and creating manufacturing docs.
• Influence design requirements and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with CAD systems and PLM tools.
• Excellent written and oral communication; ability to present to senior leadership.
• Willingness to extend hours for milestones.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the manufacturing focal for assigned subsystems/AI&T activities, establishing manufacturing plans for vehicle architectures and presenting solutions to leadership.
• Plan for and support builds of engineering demonstrators, test articles, and prototype hardware, providing hands-on support during fabrication, assembly and testing.
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, conduct producibility assessments, support trade studies, and develop roadmaps to bridge manufacturing tech gaps.
• Develop manufacturing artifacts including Production Readiness Level assessments, manufacturing management plans, build strategies, facility capacity plans, and tooling designs.
• Partner with Program Management, Design Engineering, and Operations support teams to identify manufacturing risks, establish mitigation plans, and influence design/programmatic decisions.
• Mentor engineers, challenge teams to question requirements and identify elegant solutions, and foster a culture of integrity and continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

DFX

Producibility

Project management

CAD tools

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

PLM tools

NX/CATIA/SolidWorks

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to set operations direction for vehicle and subsystem architectures, and to define manufacturing strategies across early-stage programs.

You will lead hands-on support from concept through prototyping, ensuring manufacturability and integrating plan across manufacturing, supply chain, test, and operations. relocation is provided and travel up to 20% is expected.