Orbital Manufacturing Process Flow Engineer with DFX

Blue Origin LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 157,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Parental leave

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Flow & Control DFX Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing process flow and control design for the TeraWave program. You will bridge production line architecture, control systems, and volume production readiness in a high-rate, orbital-scale environment.

Responsibilities include leading DFX across DFM/DFT/ DFA/ DFR, optimizing flow, and coordinating with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to drive yield, throughput, and cost

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing process engineering, process flow design, or production control in a product development and volume production environment.
• Experience designing and optimizing manufacturing process flows, line balancing, and process control systems for complex hardware.
• Hands-on experience with statistical process control (SPC), process FMEA, control plans, MES/ERP systems, and production line bring-up.
• Demonstrated application of DFX principles (DFM/DFT/DFA/DFR) in bringing process flows from design into volume production.
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead manufacturing process flow design for satellite modules and subsystems: production line architecture, workflow sequencing, station design, takt time optimization, and material flow.
• Own process control development — including statistical process control (SPC), process monitoring, traveler and work instruction systems, MES integration, and data collection workflows — to ensure robust, repeatable production.
• Manage process documentation, routing definition, capacity planning, vendor and internal coordination, and production line oversight.
• Drive process validation, control plan development, first-article and production readiness reviews to support production ramp.
• Coordinate with supply chain and manufacturing partners to align process flows with material availability and obsolescence mitigation.

Skills

SPC

DFX principles

DFM

DFT

DFA

DFR

DFS

Process flow design

Line balancing

Process control systems

Education

Bachelor's degree (Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering or related)

Master's degree (Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering)

Tools

MES/ERP systems

SPC software

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Flow & Control DFX Engineer to own end-to-end manufacturing process flow and control design for the TeraWave program. You will bridge production line architecture, control systems, and volume production readiness in a high-rate, orbital-scale environment.

Responsibilities include leading DFX across DFM/DFT/ DFA/ DFR, optimizing flow, and coordinating with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to drive yield, throughput, and cost