Senior Design Quality Engineer — APQP Leader (Stock Options)

blueorigin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Design Quality Engineer to lead APQP for our spaceflight products. You will drive quality planning from concept to production readiness, partnering with Systems, Design, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality teams to ensure design quality and production readiness.

The role emphasizes DFMEA facilitation, design for manufacturability, PFMEA planning, and rigorous risk management to support gated milestones and successful program execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline is required.
• 8+ years of experience in aerospace, defense, automotive, or other high-reliability manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong understanding of engineering drawings, GD&T, and product development processes.
• Working knowledge of configuration management and engineering change processes.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate APQP implementation across the product lifecycle.
• Coordinate cross-functional APQP activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Reliability, System Safety, and Program Management.
• Develop and maintain APQP plans, schedules, and quality deliverable tracking.
• Monitor APQP readiness and identify risks to program milestones.
• Facilitate APQP readiness reviews and support gated lifecycle reviews.
• Facilitate DFMEA workshops and ensure cross-functional participation.
• Review DFMEAs for completeness and closure of actions.
• Verify DFMEA outputs are incorporated into engineering and manufacturing docs.
• Identify and review Key Characteristics and production readiness considerations.
• Partner with Systems Engineering to ensure requirements are addressed.
• Support transition from product development into production.
• Capture lessons learned and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

APQP leadership

DFMEA facilitation

Cross-functional collaboration

Design risk management

Root cause analysis

Program execution

Technical communication

Leadership without direct authority

Systems thinking

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)

Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt

Tools

AS9145

PFMEA

DFMEA

Control Plans

MB Def/MB Design (MBD)

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Design Quality Engineer to lead APQP for our spaceflight products. You will drive quality planning from concept to production readiness, partnering with Systems, Design, Manufacturing, and Supplier Quality teams to ensure design quality and production readiness.

The role emphasizes DFMEA facilitation, design for manufacturability, PFMEA planning, and rigorous risk management to support gated milestones and successful program execution.