Quality Engineer III - Blue Ring

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off and holidays

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville, Alabama, seeks a Quality Assurance Engineer to establish and maintain quality processes in production environments. The role emphasizes teamwork and problem-solving, requiring a commitment to safety and the history of space exploration.

Candidates should possess a B.S. in engineering or equivalent and have a minimum of 6 years of aerospace quality assurance experience. Benefits include comprehensive medical insurance and stock options.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 6+ years of relevant experience in quality assurance.
• Experience in a production environment (aerospace preferred).
• U.S. citizenship or residency is required.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, and enforce quality processes.
• Conduct periodic audits according to AS9100.
• Collaborate with internal and external quality issues.

Skills

Quality assurance experience

AS9100 familiarity

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

B.S. in engineering or equivalent

Tools

GD&T fundamentals

Root Cause Analysis

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 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.

In this role, you will establish, implement, maintain, and enforce quality system processes that support products in a production environment. As needed, measure, analyze, and improve quality system performance consistent with organization quality goals, integrate quality system applications between engineering, manufacturing, and operations to ensure consistent and ongoing use of quality best practices, communicate quality issues, and facilitate troubleshooting of quality issues with teams. You will lead causal analysis activities to drive root cause and corrective action.

In addition, you will perform reviews and approve manufacturing build documents, including work orders and nonconformance records. You will conduct periodic audits of the application of our quality system in accordance with AS9100, recommend initiatives and/or changes that will improve product and system quality, and provide quality assurance subject‑matter expertise to inspection, manufacturing, and test. Periodically, you will interface with internal and external customers on quality related concerns and develop training materials to build quality awareness.

Weeknights with the shift starting at 3:00 pm.

Responsibilities

• Establish, implement, maintain, and enforce quality system processes for products in development and production environments.
• Measure, analyze, and improve quality system performance consistent with organization quality goals.
• Review and approve manufacturing build documents, including work orders and nonconformance records.
• Perform periodic audits of the application of our quality system in accordance with AS9100.
• Participate in engineering design reviews and make recommendations to improve the quality and manufacturability of new designs.
• Recommend and improve initiatives and/or changes that will improve product and system quality.
• Provide quality assurance domain expertise to inspection, manufacturing, and test for the Manufacturing team.
• Collaborate with internal and external customers on quality related concerns; develop and present training materials to build quality awareness.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of a B.S. in engineering or equivalent STEM degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Quality assurance experience in a production environment (aerospace, space launch, military/commercial aviation preferred).
• Familiarity with AS9100 or ISO9001 Quality Management System and/or related quality systems and programs.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident, or lawfully admitted refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Avionics assembly.
• Knowledge of Weld and NDT practices.
• Working knowledge of Precision Measurement Science fundamentals.
• Proficient in the fundamentals of GD&T.
• Working knowledge of quality performance measurement analysis.
• Working knowledge of Root Cause Analysis.
• Quality assurance experience in a rocket engine production environment.
• Quality Management System audit experience.
• Six Sigma Green, Black Belt, or comparable certification.
• Working knowledge of aerospace assembly.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long‑term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Stock options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours per week).
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company‑paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion. Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation. Please check with your recruiter for more details.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated workforce. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on Know Your Rights, please see here.