Senior Lunar Manufacturing Engineer — Production Leader

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a dynamic Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations team on the Space Coast, FL. The role focuses on designing and implementing efficient manufacturing systems, ensuring strict quality control, and optimizing supply chain logistics for Production/Operations.

Responsibilities include translating requirements into robust processes, supporting DFx/DFT/ DFA, and collaborating across design, QA, and production to accelerate timelines for space vehicles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.

Responsibilities

• Support the industrialization of new products (solar arrays, integration and test, avionics, structures).
• Translate engineering requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with design, quality, supply chain, and production to accelerate building a road to space.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation (work instructions, process flows, tooling, inspection plans).
• Evaluate and implement new manufacturing technologies (composites, precision machining, additive manufacturing).
• Support root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to improve reliability and performance.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100/ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Participate in PFMEA, risk assessments, and validation of new production lines and equipment.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency gains and cost reductions.
• Gain expertise in key specialty areas (solar, integration/test, build flow, avionics, structures).

Skills

DFM/ DFA/ DFT

Root cause analysis

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional leadership

Mentoring/technical leadership

GD&T/tolerance analysis

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Creo

ANSYS Workbench

FEMAP/NASTRAN

NX/Advanced Simulation

Windchill/Teamcenter

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a dynamic Manufacturing Engineer to join our Operations team on the Space Coast, FL. The role focuses on designing and implementing efficient manufacturing systems, ensuring strict quality control, and optimizing supply chain logistics for Production/Operations.

Responsibilities include translating requirements into robust processes, supporting DFx/DFT/ DFA, and collaborating across design, QA, and production to accelerate timelines for space vehicles.