Manufacturing Optimization Engineer II - Lean & CI

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a candidate to join its Manufacturing and Test Operations footprint, driving production system execution and lean process improvement across facilities in the United States. You will lead cross-functional projects, facilitate Kaizen workshops, and coordinate resources, ensuring safe, repeatable spaceflight as part of a mission-driven team.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data analysis, and strong communication, with travel up to 20% to support other sites and continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Business Disciplines.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Critical thinking with ability to execute with minimal instruction.
• Strong analytic skills and data mining proficiency.
• Excel and manual data analysis excellence.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or eligible status as defined in the job posting.

Responsibilities

• Production System Execution to drive stable, repeatable success.
• Lead Kaizen Improvement Workshops and critical training sessions.
• Direct manufacturing projects for cross-functional teams.
• Apply Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and related methods.
• Optimize operations planning, capacity and budgets.
• Provide production scheduling and cost/price evaluations.
• Support integrated systems analysis and value stream mapping.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Data analysis

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Business

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a candidate to join its Manufacturing and Test Operations footprint, driving production system execution and lean process improvement across facilities in the United States. You will lead cross-functional projects, facilitate Kaizen workshops, and coordinate resources, ensuring safe, repeatable spaceflight as part of a mission-driven team.

The role emphasizes collaboration, data analysis, and strong communication, with travel up to 20% to support other sites and continuous