Senior Manufacturing Engineer — Aerospace Prototyping

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Stock options

Paid time off

Education support program

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer within the Manufacturing Engineering team to define architecture, roadmaps, and manufacturability for vehicle and subsystem designs across early-stage programs.

You will lead manufacturability planning, DFx implementation, and collaboration with program management, design engineering, and operations to drive producible designs with rapid, data-driven decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field related to manufacturing engineering.
• Experience providing technical leadership and coordinating across stakeholders.
• Experience planning R&D hardware builds and writing work instructions.
• Proven ability to influence design requirements and manufacturing processes.
• Proficiency with CAD systems (NX/CATIA/SolidWorks) and PLM.
• Strong communication and ability to present to senior leadership.
• Willingness to work extended hours to meet milestones.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the manufacturing technical focal for assigned subsystems and AI&T activities, establishing manufacturing plans.
• Plan for and support builds of engineering demonstrators, test articles, and prototype hardware with hands-on support.
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFX), producibility assessments, trade studies, and roadmaps for gaps.
• Develop artifacts like Production Readiness Levels, build strategies, capacity plans, and tooling designs.
• Partner with Program Management, Design Engineering, and Operations to identify risks and mitigation plans.
• Mentor engineers, challenge requirements, and foster integrity and continuous improvement.

Skills

Technical leadership

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Producibility planning

DFX (Design for Excellence)

Leadership without direct reports

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

NX/CAD

CATIA

SolidWorks

PLM tools

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer within the Manufacturing Engineering team to define architecture, roadmaps, and manufacturability for vehicle and subsystem designs across early-stage programs.

You will lead manufacturability planning, DFx implementation, and collaboration with program management, design engineering, and operations to drive producible designs with rapid, data-driven decisions.