Aerospace Materials & Process Technician III

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

Disability insurance

401(k) match

Education Support

Stock options

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled Technician with experience in Materials & Process labs to ensure safe and efficient operations. You will perform material testing, prepare samples, and communicate results to stakeholders as part of a collaborative team.

The role supports mission-driven goals to enable affordable, reusable spaceflight and requires attention to detail, safety, and a continuous improvement mindset.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years in material test laboratories or similar environment.
• Experience with engineering lab skills: weights and measures, chemical hygiene, materials safety planning, PPE, contamination control, planning.
• Ability to operate manual machine tools (saws, routers).
• Demonstrated ability to drive project and task execution to meet dates.
• Extremely customer-focused with strong verbal and written communication.
• A continuous improvement mindset; our job is never complete; we are always optimizing.
• Ability to lift 50lbs and work at heights or in confined spaces.
• Ability to work with hazardous materials.
• Work off-shift, extended hours overtime, and weekdays if/when necessary.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident or eligible per regulations

Responsibilities

• Perform laboratory testing per industry standard test methods in a Process Development Lab and Load Frame Test Lab.
• Machine and prepare laboratory samples for testing
• Summarize, document, and communicate results to stakeholders
• Develop standard methods, training material, and related documentation for laboratory processes
• Demonstrate strict attention to detail in executing laboratory analyses
• Maintain laboratory equipment and facilities
• Identify new equipment to expand laboratory capability and improve responsiveness
• Safely work with hazardous systems containing chemicals, heat, and/or high pressure

Skills

Lab skills

Chemical hygiene

Materials safety

PPE

Contamination control

Workload planning

Communication

Project execution

Safety culture

Tools

Saws

Routers

Laboratory equipment

Load frame

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a skilled Technician with experience in Materials & Process labs to ensure safe and efficient operations. You will perform material testing, prepare samples, and communicate results to stakeholders as part of a collaborative team.

The role supports mission-driven goals to enable affordable, reusable spaceflight and requires attention to detail, safety, and a continuous improvement mindset.