Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Electric Propulsion Production

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 134,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Life Insurance

Parental Leave

Disability Insurance

401(k) Match

Education Support

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin is hiring a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the Manufacturing Engineering SME for the Electric Propulsion program. You will lead the production readiness, define processes, tooling, and fixturing, and drive producibility while reducing cycle times.

You will shape standards, mentor engineers, and enable rapid scaling from pilot to high-rate production. You will engage early in the design lifecycle, lead DFx decisions, and collaborate with Design, Quality, and Supply Chain to

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, or Materials Science Engineering from an accredited university.
• 8+ years of direct manufacturing engineering experience in a production or development-to-production environment.
• 5+ years of experience authoring work instructions and managing manufacturing BOMs for complex hardware.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience manufacturing propulsion or aerospace hardware.
• Proven ability to deliver assertive DFM feedback to design engineers and drive design changes in a cross-functional environment.
• Demonstrated ability to break down complex manufacturing failures to first-principles and materials-level root causes.
• Experience across multiple manufacturing domains including precision assembly, welding, machining, and fluid/propulsion systems.
• Experience supporting or leading NPI and transition-to-production efforts.
• Experience leading or executing the stand-up of an automated manufacturing line or cell.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate the technical capability of other engineers.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce manufacturing best practices; mentor and guide MEs at all levels.
• Drive speed, decisiveness, and first-principles thinking; eliminate waste before optimization.
• Represent Manufacturing Engineering in high-visibility program forums and design reviews.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex manufacturing problems; identify root causes.
• Provide assertive DFM feedback to design engineers to improve producibility and reduce costs.
• Engage early in the design lifecycle to influence hardware before changes become expensive.
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews using first-principles and materials science to evaluate design decisions.
• Lead standup of Electric Propulsion production line from pilot to high-rate production.

Job description

Blue Origin is hiring a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the Manufacturing Engineering SME for the Electric Propulsion program. You will lead the production readiness, define processes, tooling, and fixturing, and drive producibility while reducing cycle times.

You will shape standards, mentor engineers, and enable rapid scaling from pilot to high-rate production. You will engage early in the design lifecycle, lead DFx decisions, and collaborate with Design, Quality, and Supply Chain to