Aerospace Quality Specialist | QA & Continuous Improvement

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Education Support Program

Stock Options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a skilled quality professional to join the Operations team. The role focuses on inspecting materials, components, and finished products to verify conformance with engineering drawings and AS9102 standards.

You will author and disposition nonconformance records, support MRB activities, and drive root-cause investigations using structured methods, while collaborating with production to sustain high-quality output across multiple shifts.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in engineering or technical field with 5+ years quality experience.
• Bachelor's degree with 1+ year quality experience.
• 5+ years of directly relevant experience.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and technical specifications.
• Experience with nonconformance documentation and corrective action processes.
• Hands-on experience with dimensional inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, height gages, bore gages).
• Working knowledge of AS9100 / ISO 9001 QMS requirements.
• Strong written communication and attention to detail in technical documentation.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, hardware-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality inspections, tests, and evaluations on materials, components, and finished products.
• Author, review, and disposition nonconformance records; support MRB activity and track corrective actions to closure.
• Lead or support root cause and corrective action investigations using structured methods (5-Why, fishbone, 8D, fault tree).
• Prepare and review First Article Inspection Reports per AS9102 or applicable standard.
• Document quality results and maintain accurate records in quality management systems.
• Assist with internal quality audits and preparation for external audits.
• Monitor and report on quality metrics and key performance indicators.
• Collaborate with production teams to address and resolve quality issues.
• Provide quality guidance and training to production teams on requirements, workmanship standards, and documentation practices.
• Review and buy off manufacturing/assembly documentation, travelers, and as-built records for completeness and traceability.

Skills

Quality inspections

GD&T reading

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Associate's degree in engineering/technical field

Bachelor's degree in engineering/technical field

Tools

AS9100 / ISO 9001

CMM programming/operation

NDT/NDE methods

QA software / MS Office

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a skilled quality professional to join the Operations team. The role focuses on inspecting materials, components, and finished products to verify conformance with engineering drawings and AS9102 standards.

You will author and disposition nonconformance records, support MRB activities, and drive root-cause investigations using structured methods, while collaborating with production to sustain high-quality output across multiple shifts.