LPBF Production Engineer: Metals & Processes

Blue Origin; Kent (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on Additive Manufacturing engineer specialized in Laser Powder Bed Fusion. The role focuses on diagnosing real-time LPBF issues, optimizing parameters, and ensuring end-to-end process control from printing to finishing.

Candidates must have 5+ years with AM metal machines and LPBF in production, with strong data analysis and DOE experience. The position requires onsite presence in Kent, Washington, with a track record of improving yield and repeatability in

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience with AM metal machines and parameter development, LPBF in production
• Direct printing experience with stainless steel, copper, nickel, and titanium alloys on LPBF systems
• Deep working knowledge of LPBF machine architecture and subsystems impact on part quality
• Independent defect diagnosis and root-cause determination across machine, material, and parameters
• Proven ability to adjust and validate LPBF process parameters to resolve production issues

Responsibilities

• Support active LPBF production lines daily — diagnose issues in real time and adjust parameters to resolve them
• Understand LPBF machine architecture to distinguish machine-induced defects from material/parameter defects
• Own the LPBF process end-to-end: printing, heat treatment, and finishing
• Conduct root cause investigations on powder and printed material issues
• Production-harden new materials and process parameters for LPBF
• Develop and stabilize LPBF parameters to improve yield, throughput, and repeatability
• Design and execute DOEs on production LPBF machines to optimize material properties and efficiency
• Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain to resolve production escapes

Skills

AM metal machines

LPBF process control

root cause analysis

statistical process control

data analysis tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science/Mechanical/Chemical Eng

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Excel

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on Additive Manufacturing engineer specialized in Laser Powder Bed Fusion. The role focuses on diagnosing real-time LPBF issues, optimizing parameters, and ensuring end-to-end process control from printing to finishing.

Candidates must have 5+ years with AM metal machines and LPBF in production, with strong data analysis and DOE experience. The position requires onsite presence in Kent, Washington, with a track record of improving yield and repeatability in