Manufacturing Engineer – Spaceflight Production & Tooling

blueorigin; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

401(k) Match

Education Support

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Company Holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to lead the integration of components for New Glenn. You will drive manufacturability improvements, develop tooling concepts, and guide fabrication and assembly with a strong emphasis on quality and safety.

The role requires collaboration across teams, rigorous problem solving, and a focus on reducing spaceflight costs while enabling reliable, repeatable space missions. Apply if you thrive in a challenging aerospace environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university.
• 3+ years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience.
• Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing including GD&T.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E & CATIA preferred).
• Ability to manage a manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM), author work instructions, and disposition non-conforming material on the production floor.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with teams across large geographic distances.
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc).
• Ability to develop processes to industry quality systems such as AS9100.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define manufacturing processes for fabrication, inspection, trimming, assembly, and integration.
• Closely manage quality, build sequence, and schedule of hardware throughout the entire manufacturing process.
• Perform engineering drawing review and provide final approval for manufacturing.
• Design and model simple tooling like drill jigs and create statement of work for complex tooling.
• Define and support repair and rework activities.
• Perform root cause analyses when non-conformances and escapes are identified and deploy corrective actions.
• Craft accurate material handling and packaging to protect hardware.
• Manage hardware configuration and maintain pedigree.
• Prioritize hardware procurement and fabrication and communicate these priorities to the team.
• Extreme customer focus combined with strong verbal and written communication.

Skills

Leadership skills

Verbal and written communication

CAD software

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Creo Pro/E

CATIA

MBOM management

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to lead the integration of components for New Glenn. You will drive manufacturability improvements, develop tooling concepts, and guide fabrication and assembly with a strong emphasis on quality and safety.

The role requires collaboration across teams, rigorous problem solving, and a focus on reducing spaceflight costs while enabling reliable, repeatable space missions. Apply if you thrive in a challenging aerospace environment.