Aerospace Vacuum Furnace Technician

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville, AL seeks a technician to perform vacuum thermal processing of aerospace hardware. You will operate vacuum furnaces, assist with equipment procurement and installation, and contribute to process documentation and controls.

The role requires hands-on experience with vacuum heat-treating furnaces and strong safety focus. You will work with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure compliant, repeatable heat-treatment processes.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years aerospace vacuum thermal processing experience.
• 2 years technical college – or a minimum of 5 years on-the-job training working with vacuum heat-treating furnaces.
• Must understand vacuum system fundamentals and operation.
• Experience thermally processing aerospace materials such as stainless steel, copper, nickel, cobalt alloys, titanium wrought alloys, casting, and additive manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Perform heat treatment and pyrometry on aerospace hardware.
• Assist with equipment specification, procurement, and installation.
• Operate vacuum furnaces, subsystems, and ancillary equipment.
• Support process documentation and controls.
• Perform diagnostic testing and fault isolation on systems and equipment.

Skills

Vacuum processing

Pyrometry

Heat treatment

Safety conscious

PC skills

Education

Technical college

On-the-job training

Tools

Ipsen furnaces

Quintus furnaces

Vacuum furnaces

Job description

Blue Origin in Huntsville, AL seeks a technician to perform vacuum thermal processing of aerospace hardware. You will operate vacuum furnaces, assist with equipment procurement and installation, and contribute to process documentation and controls.

The role requires hands-on experience with vacuum heat-treating furnaces and strong safety focus. You will work with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams to ensure compliant, repeatable heat-treatment processes.