Orbital Subsystem Process Flow & DFX Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Match

Paid Parental Leave

Stock Options

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC in California is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Flow & Control DFX Engineer (Subsystem) to own end-to-end subsystem manufacturing process flow and control design, bridging line architecture, control systems, and volume production readiness for the TeraWave program.

You will ensure manufacturability, testability, reliability, and serviceability at constellation scale, managing documentation, validation, and cross-functional collaboration while supporting a significant

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical Engineering or 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 subsystem-level 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 subsystem process flows from design into volume production.

Responsibilities

• Subsystem Process Flow & Control Design, Integration & Manufacturing Lead subsystem-level manufacturing process flow design across satellite subsystems.
• Own subsystem process control development - including SPC, process monitoring, traveler and work instruction systems, MES integration, and data collection workflows across subsystem boundaries.
• Manage subsystem-level process documentation, routing definition, capacity planning, cross-subsystem coordination, and production line oversight.
• Drive subsystem process validation, control plan development, first-article and production readiness reviews to support production ramp.
• Design for Excellence (DFX) Drive DFX principles - DFM, DFT, DFA, DFR - across the full subsystem-level manufacturing process flow and control lifecycle.
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM): Optimize sequencing, station layout and cross-subsystem workflow to maximize yield and throughput.

Skills

Subsystem process flow

SPC

DFX principles

Process control systems

Line balancing

Documentation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Manufacturing/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MES/ERP systems

DFX tools

SPC software

Data collection systems

Job description

Blue Origin LLC in California is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Flow & Control DFX Engineer (Subsystem) to own end-to-end subsystem manufacturing process flow and control design, bridging line architecture, control systems, and volume production readiness for the TeraWave program.

You will ensure manufacturability, testability, reliability, and serviceability at constellation scale, managing documentation, validation, and cross-functional collaboration while supporting a significant