Optics Manufacturing Engineer II

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and implement optical manufacturing processes for aerospace products in Seattle. You will lead production flow, test alignment, and equipment provisioning to enable scalable, repeatable production aligned with contract specs and quality standards.

You will author manufacturing docs, drive DFx initiatives with design teams, and guide teams through root cause analyses to improve tooling and processes.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Imaging Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics from an accredited university.
• 8+ years of related experience in prototyping, manufacturing, testing, and/or calibration of cameras, image sensors, lidar, or other optical imaging/sensing systems.
• Experience developing manufacturing and/or assembly processes for optical elements or instruments, including process control and root-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of scaling production from early prototypes to production volume.
• Experience authoring English-language work instructions and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience applying design for manufacturability, assembly, and test (DFM/DFA/DFT) principles.
• Ability to read engineering drawings with GD&T per ASME Y14.5, and apply tolerance stack-up analysis to optical and opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Familiarity with quality and safety standards (AS9100, ISO 9001).
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence manufacturing operations and drive continuous improvement of processes and tooling.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the optical assembly product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop the production flow for the optical products and all testing, alignment, and calibration required during manufacturing.
• Work with key stakeholders to build out the manufacturing cleanroom space.
• Identify and source the needed optical specialty equipment for manufacturing and coordinate purchase and installation of the same.
• Develop medium- and long-term plans for scaling production quantities and rates per program requirements.
• Partner with design engineering to drive design for manufacturability (DFM), assembly (DFA), and test (DFT) into the optical hardware.
• Author and maintain the full set of manufacturing documentation, including work instructions, process flow diagrams, and inspection plans, across all build versions of the hardware, from prototype through full-rate production.
• Lead root cause analysis of process or product non-conformances and drive corrective actions through process FMEAs and risk assessments.
• Effectively communicate development status, risks, and challenges to management.
• Serve as the manufacturing voice during development of camera and optical sensor hardware for guidance, navigation, and control (GN&C) of lander subsystems, providing producibility feedback to the design teams.

Skills

Excellent communication

Leadership

Process improvement

Reading engineering drawings

DFM/DFA/DFT

Quality standards familiarity

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on problem solving

Education

B.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Imaging Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics

MS degree in Physics, Optical Engineering, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering or related

Tools

Windchill

Teamcenter

Job description

Blue Origin seeks an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to design, develop, and implement optical manufacturing processes for aerospace products in Seattle. You will lead production flow, test alignment, and equipment provisioning to enable scalable, repeatable production aligned with contract specs and quality standards.

You will author manufacturing docs, drive DFx initiatives with design teams, and guide teams through root cause analyses to improve tooling and processes.