Senior Industrial Engineer - Aerospace Manufacturing & Ops

Blue Origin Personnel, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

401(k) with Match

Education Support

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned manufacturing planning professional to translate vehicle plans into facility and tooling implications. You will develop strategic roadmaps, coordinate across engineering, strategy and finance, and drive optimization for the New Glenn program.

You will lead capacity modeling, build demand forecasts, and automate data dashboards for ongoing reviews. A strong production background and collaboration skills are essential to help reduce cycle times and enable safe,

Qualifications

• BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering degree.
• Strong analytic skill set and proficiency in data mining.
• Excel proficiency and data analysis skills.
• Excellent interpersonal communication.
• U.S. citizenship or eligible status.
• Desirable: Operations Management, Advanced Data Mining, MBA or MS.
• 10+ years proven experience with manufacturing in a production environment.
• Experience in aerospace manufacturing and/or facilities planning.
• 3+ years of factory flow and process modeling experience.
• 2+ years of experience leading continuous improvement and value stream mapping events.
• Additive manufacturing experience.
• PMP certification.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Manned space flight production experience.
• Strong teaming skills.
• Experience with manufacturing organizations, logistics, continuous improvement and/or supply chain.
• Hands-on experience with materials and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Translate product upgrade and next-generation vehicle plans into manufacturing, facility, and tooling implications.
• Write and support strategic memos for the VP and senior leadership, including analysis, options, and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain the New Glenn strategic roadmap and support L3 strategic planning.
• Facilitate the annual planning cycle (strategy, goals, initiatives) and the Annual Ops Plan (AOP) cycle for New Glenn Operations.
• Work with Engineering, Strategy, and Finance to align plans and assumptions.
• Evaluate investment and sequencing options with Capacity and Flow Engineer and Factory Transformation Lead, and provide capacity and cost inputs to Make-Buy Optimization.
• Bring new products into manufacturing planning early so operational needs are built in from the start.
• Define capacity by dimension (space, equipment, labor, utilities, supply chain throughput, schedule) with the Senior Manager.
• Build the demand forecast: translate the vehicle delivery schedule into capacity requirements by dimension, area, and time.
• Calculate lead-time-adjusted decision triggers (procurement, construction, hiring, qualification).
• Automate data feeds and dashboards for weekly utilization updates, monthly reviews, and quarterly forecast refreshes.
• Document the model and its refresh process so ownership can transfer cleanly.

Skills

Strong analytic skill set

Data mining

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Self-starter

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in Operations Research, Industrial, Manufacturing Engineering, or related engineering degree

Operations Management / Advanced Data Mining / MBA (desirable)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a seasoned manufacturing planning professional to translate vehicle plans into facility and tooling implications. You will develop strategic roadmaps, coordinate across engineering, strategy and finance, and drive optimization for the New Glenn program.

You will lead capacity modeling, build demand forecasts, and automate data dashboards for ongoing reviews. A strong production background and collaboration skills are essential to help reduce cycle times and enable safe,