Senior Aerospace Tooling & GSE Design Engineer

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Stock options

Educational support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a tooling and GSE-focused manufacturing engineer to design tooling, fixtures, and GSE for lunar vehicle production. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create build processes and tooling concepts, while supporting engineering demonstrators and prototype hardware through fabrication, assembly, and testing.

You will drive DFX, conduct producibility assessments, and develop roadmaps to close manufacturing gaps.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, tooling design, GSE design, production support, or hardware development.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, releasing, and implementing tooling, assembly fixtures, handling equipment, test support equipment, or other complex GSE for mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, engineering design fundamentals, GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability/assembly, and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Extensive experience supporting production operations, including working with technicians, resolving nonconformances, improving processes, and ensuring compliance with engineering, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience using hand-calculations for structural analysis of tooling and GSE strength, stability, and failure modes.
• Experience using issue-tracking tools and Microsoft Office applications used to develop, release, and manage engineering documentation and production support tasks.
• The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, a high degree of independence, a strong sense of urgency, and the ability to thrive in a highly dynamic and sometimes ambiguous environment.
• Flexibility to support critical milestones, which may require extended hours.

Responsibilities

• Design tooling, fixtures, handling equipment, and Ground Support Equipment supporting efficient manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test of flight hardware, with an emphasis on modularity, usability, and rapid implementation.
• Work directly with cross-functional teams, including design engineering, manufacturing engineering, technicians, quality, and operations, to develop new or revised build processes, tooling concepts, and concepts of operations.
• Plan for and support builds of engineering demonstrators, test articles, and prototype hardware, providing hands‑on support during fabrication, assembly, and testing to validate manufacturing approaches.
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, conduct producibility assessments, support trade studies, and develop roadmaps to bridge manufacturing technology gaps.
• Proactively drive the definition, development, and refinement of tooling and GSE requirements to enable rapid design, fabrication, deployment, and iteration.
• Develop, release, and maintain engineering documentation, including CAD models, drawings, specifications, procedures, and other artifacts required to support tooling and production implementation.
• Support tooling fabrication, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production of lunar vehicle hardware.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Tooling design

GSE design

3D CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Design for manufacturability/assembly

Production support

Structural analysis

Cross-functional communication

Issue tracking tools

MS Office

Education

B.S. in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Creo

CATIA

NX

Windchill

ANSYS

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a tooling and GSE-focused manufacturing engineer to design tooling, fixtures, and GSE for lunar vehicle production. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create build processes and tooling concepts, while supporting engineering demonstrators and prototype hardware through fabrication, assembly, and testing.

You will drive DFX, conduct producibility assessments, and develop roadmaps to close manufacturing gaps.