Aerospace Tooling Engineer – Valve & GSE

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a tooling and GSE-focused Manufacturing Engineer in Washington to design, develop, and stand up tooling, fixtures, and production work centers for precision valve assembly and testing. You will drive CAD design, vendor coordination, and production readiness, partnering with design engineering and supply chain to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing processes.

You will manage tooling development end-to-end, maintain documentation to ASME standards, and contribute to ConOps

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• 5+ years of direct experience in tooling design, GSE development, or manufacturing engineering with a tooling focus.
• Hands-on experience designing tooling, fixtures, and GSE for precision mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD software (Creo/NX/SolidWorks) for tooling design and drawing production.
• Strong knowledge of GD&T and ASME Y14.5 for drawings.
• Experience managing tooling projects from concept through production validation with vendor coordination.
• Experience standing up production work centers or manufacturing cells.
• U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted into the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, procure, install, and commission custom tooling, fixtures, and GSE for precision valve assembly, test, and integration.
• Lead work center and production line standup including layout, flow design, capacity planning, and readiness validation.
• Own tooling development end-to-end: define requirements, drive CAD design, manage vendor fabrication, validate for production readiness.
• Develop tooling drawings and documentation to Blue Origin and ASME Y14.5 standards.
• Conduct GD&T analyses to ensure tooling meets assembly and functional requirements.
• Develop ConOps for new tooling and how tools will be used on the factory floor for safety and repeatability.
• Collaborate with external suppliers and tooling fabricators through design, fabrication, and acceptance phases.
• Support manufacturing work instructions for tool use and work center operations across assembly, test, and refurbishment.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

Tooling design

GSE development

Project management

Manufacturing engineering

Education

BS in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Creo

NX

SolidWorks

Windchill PLM

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a tooling and GSE-focused Manufacturing Engineer in Washington to design, develop, and stand up tooling, fixtures, and production work centers for precision valve assembly and testing. You will drive CAD design, vendor coordination, and production readiness, partnering with design engineering and supply chain to ensure safe, repeatable manufacturing processes.

You will manage tooling development end-to-end, maintain documentation to ASME standards, and contribute to ConOps