Manufacturing Planner

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking a Manufacturing Planner to convert engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into hardware ready for test, qualification, and flight. You will identify methods to improve quality, reduce cost, and optimize build sequences while creating clear work instructions and routings for technicians.

You will act as a hands-on liaison among design, test, operations, and customers, supporting and driving producibility improvements across the New Glenn

Qualifications

• Understanding of GD&T and mechanical design/manufacturing fundamentals.
• Experience with manufacturing engineering processes and planning systems.
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills.
• 3+ years of related manufacturing experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Apply aerospace manufacturing knowledge to maintain design and configuration integrity of complex components and installations.
• Serve as hands-on engineer and liaison between design, test, operations, and customers.
• Drive producibility and design improvements to enhance quality, cost, and build sequence.
• Support manufacturing floor with assembly, engineering requirement compliance, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing.
• Investigate root causes of discrepancies and implement preventative/corrective actions.
• Support product through initial design release and gated reviews by evaluating artifacts.
• Develop work instructions, routings, and in-build redlines to improve builds.
• Work independently and in teams to progress through development and production phases.
• Track and prioritize multiple tasks with strong project management.

Skills

GD&T

Manufacturing processes

Technical writing

Software skills

Education

Associate degree or trade school in technical field

Job description

Application close date: Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the requisition is closed.

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 Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

We are a dynamic team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin's vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth.

As part of a vibrant and hardworking team of engineers and specialists, you will be responsible for developing and supporting the New Glenn sub-assembly processes. New Glenn is a single configuration heavy lift launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads routinely to Earth orbit and beyond. As a Manufacturing Planner, you will translate engineering intent, drawings, and configurations into fully functional hardware ready for test, qualification, and flight. Throughout the manufacturing process, you will also identify, develop, and deploy methods to improve quality, reduce cost, and optimize build sequence and schedules. You will create, interpret, and modify work instructions and routings to convey procedures to technicians and trigger material planning.

If you share our passions and vision, thrive in a dynamic startup environment, excel on integrated cross-functional teams of individuals, are experienced and skilled in several relevant technologies (even if perhaps not in the aerospace industry), continuously seek out opportunities to learn and improve, and do not allow title or job description to limit the depth or breadth of your contributions, then we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Apply knowledge of aerospace manufacturing through the maintenance of the design and configuration integrity of complex components, subassemblies and installations.
• Perform hands‑on engineering and liaison role between our design team, our test team, our operations team, and our customers.
• Drive producibility excellence into product designs - Lead efforts to identify, develop, and deploy designs and methodologies that improve operational excellence through work instructions, quality, cost, design, and process enhancements.
• Support the manufacturing floor in assembly, compliance to engineering requirements, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing.
• Support and investigate root cause of discrepancies and take ownership of implementation of preventative/corrective action.
• Support the product through initial design release and operational gated reviews by evaluating and aiding in the development of required artifacts.
• Apply knowledge of manufacturing processes, tooling, equipment, and materials into part and build plan development. Authorize in‑build redlines and recommend changes to improve the design.
• Work hands‑on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the product lifecycle.
• Strong coordination and project management skills to track, manage, and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks.
• Ability to operate, make decisions, lead, and make forward progress in fast‑paced, ambiguous environments.

Qualifications

• Should have a minimum of an associate degree or graduated a trade school in a technical field or related discipline, and 3 or more years of related work experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 1+ years of relevant manufacturing experience. Hardware manufacturing experience with structures, fluid systems, mechanical systems, or avionics systems, including but not limited to assembly, integration, instrumentation, cleaning processes, non‑destructive testing, machining, welding, surface coatings, harness/cable routings, or composite structures.
• Working knowledge of manufacturing engineering processes and procedures, including planning systems. Experience working to manufacturing plans and schedules.
• Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing including working knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills