Financial Analyst II - Engines

Blue Origin; South Gate (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Financial Analyst (Level II) to improve insights for leadership, combining finance fundamentals with modern analytics and automation. You will support Engine Product Costing, reviewing engine costs and variances, and identify cost-saving opportunities.

This builder role starts with ambiguous questions and creates structured, auditable solutions. Role requires full-time on-site work with relocation provided, and collaboration across finance, accounting, and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another analytical/technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in accounting, financial reporting/close, controllership operations, or accounting-adjacent analytics/automation.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, Power Query, and macros/VBA.
• Strong SQL skills, including querying large, complex datasets and optimizing queries.
• Experience using Python for data transformation, automation, or analysis.
• Experience building repeatable, well-documented analyses and/or automated reporting from large datasets.
• Strong written/verbal communication; able to explain results, assumptions, and controls to finance and non-finance partners.
• Strong judgment handling sensitive data; audit-ready documentation mindset (controls, evidence, lineage).

Responsibilities

• Build and implement automation using Excel/SQL (and Python where appropriate) and approved tooling to reduce cycle time and error rates.
• Develop scalable, well-controlled reporting workflows and tools to enable product cost monthly reporting and deliverables.
• Build and maintain repeatable, versioned analyses and datasets with documentation and data lineage.
• Mine and reconcile data across systems; improve data quality through root-cause analysis and upstream fixes.
• Gain understanding of manufacturing processes and tools (MRP, CBOM, Work Orders).
• Collaborate with finance, accounting, and operations partners; communicate findings clearly and influence decisions with data-driven insights.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Python

Automation

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics

Tools

Databricks

Tableau Desktop

Job description

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!

This role is part of Blue Origin corporate functions, providing centralized support across Blue Origin business unit teams, functions, and locations.

We are seeking an analytical, creative, and forward-thinking Financial Analyst (Level II) to improve the quality, speed, and consistency of insights provided to business leadership. This is a builder role: you will often start with ambiguous questions, imperfect data, and multiple stakeholders, and you will create structure, a point of view, and repeatable, auditable solutions. You will combine strong finance and accounting fundamentals with modern analytics, automation, and data visualization tools to provide solutions. You will support the Engine Product Costing and Execution team, developing and interacting with them for reviewing and analyzing engine product and production costs and variances. Your efforts will aim to identify trends and opportunities for cost savings.

Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Ability to work full time on site is required – relocation provided.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Build and implement automation using Excel/SQL (and Python where appropriate) and approved tooling to reduce cycle time and error rates (e.g., automated tie-outs, exception reporting, standardized JE support packages).
• Develop scalable, well-controlled reporting workflows and tools to enable product cost monthly reporting and deliverables (e.g., drafting flux explanations, summarizing exceptions), with documented controls, traceability, and review checkpoints.
• Build and maintain repeatable, versioned analysis assets (queries, datasets, templates/models) with documentation and clear data lineage.
• Mine and reconcile data across systems; improve data quality through root-cause analysis and upstream fixes with process owners.
• Gain understanding of manufacturing processes and tools (MRP, CBOM, Work Orders).
• Collaborate closely with finance, accounting, and operations partners; communicate findings clearly and influence decisions with data-driven insights.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or another highly analytical/technical field.
• 2+ years of experience in accounting, financial reporting/close, controllership operations, or accounting-adjacent analytics/automation.
• Advanced Excel skills, including complex formulas, Power Query, and macros/VBA.
• Strong SQL skills, including querying large, complex datasets and optimizing queries.
• Experience using Python for data transformation, automation, or analysis.
• Experience building repeatable, well-documented analyses and/or automated reporting from large datasets.
• Strong written/verbal communication; able to explain results, assumptions, and controls to finance and non-finance partners.
• Strong judgment handling sensitive data; audit-ready documentation mindset (controls, evidence, lineage).

Desired Qualifications:

• Proficiency in Python and modern data/automation tools such as Databricks.
• Experience building dashboards and data visualizations in Tableau Desktop.
• Demonstrated ability to automate or streamline recurring work (scripts, queries, templates, workflow automation, or repeatable reporting).
• Proven experience in a finance role, preferably in a manufacturing environment.

Base Pay Range for:

WA applicants is $85,049.00 - $119,067.90

Other site ranges may differ

Culture Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building an authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Export Control Regulations

Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Background Check

• Required for all positions: Blue’s Standard Background Check
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS) background check if at any time the role requires one to be on a military installation
• Required for Certain Job Profiles: Drivers who operate Commercial Motor Vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) or combination of power unit and trailer that meets or exceeds 10,001 lbs. and/or transports placardable amounts of hazardous materials by ground in any vehicle on a public road while in commerce, may be subject to additional Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations including: Driver Qualification Files, Medical Certification (obtained before onboarding), Road Test, Hours of Service, Drug and Alcohol Testing, vehicle inspection requirements, CDL requirements (if applicable) and hazardous materials transportation/shipping training.
• Required for certain Job Profiles: Ability to obtain and maintain Merchant Mariner Credential, which includes pre-employment and random drug testing as well as DOT physical

Benefits

• Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “Know Your Rights,” please see here.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at [e-mail]. Please note this is a publicly managed inbox. Please do not include any personal medical information in your request.