Senior Fluid Systems Liaison Engineer for Spaceflight Production

Blue Origin; Merritt Island (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Education Support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced production fluids engineer to support the GS2 Fluids systems on the Merritt Island facility. You will provide on-the-floor engineering support, own root-cause analysis for build issues, and drive improvements to protect schedule, safety, and quality.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, test, and operations, contributing to design-for-manufacture feedback and readiness reviews to enable reliable spaceflight.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in production, manufacturing, test, or development of fluid systems.
• Hands-on shop-floor experience resolving nonconformances on complex assemblies.
• Familiar with pressure systems and cleanliness for flight/safety-critical hardware.
• Experience with CAD and PLM tools and enterprise tracking software.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary engineering liaison between design and production for GS2 Fluids hardware.
• Own MRB disposition of nonconformances and drive corrective actions.
• Lead triage and root-cause analysis for build issues and test anomalies.
• Support daily production operations and clear blockers to protect schedule.
• Coordinate ECRs/ECOs with design to improve drawings and instructions.
• Analyze defects and test data to drive systemic improvements and reduce waste.
• Provide onsite engineering support during critical operations and testing.
• Partner with Supply Chain on hardware deviations and qualification gaps.
• Contribute to design-for-manufacture feedback for GS2 Fluids iterations.
• Prepare risk assessments and readiness reviews with clear technical content.

Skills

Fluid systems

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

On-site production support

Leadership guidance

Education

B.S. Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

CREO CAD

Windchill PDM/PLM

Jira

MES/MRP

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking an experienced production fluids engineer to support the GS2 Fluids systems on the Merritt Island facility. You will provide on-the-floor engineering support, own root-cause analysis for build issues, and drive improvements to protect schedule, safety, and quality.

You will collaborate with design, manufacturing, quality, test, and operations, contributing to design-for-manufacture feedback and readiness reviews to enable reliable spaceflight.