Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Propulsion (BE-7/Thrusters)

BLUE ORIGIN; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the ME SME across BE-7 and Blue Thrusters, reporting to the Director of Operations. This high-visibility role will drive manufacturability, production readiness, and cost reduction across two propulsion programs.

You will lead cross-program ME leadership, DFx feedback, and automation initiatives, including AI-assisted tooling. The position demands hands-on hardware experience, process leadership, and the ability to eliminate

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level engineering degree; deep hardware/materials fluency required.
• 8+ years in manufacturing engineering in production or development-to-production.
• 5+ years authoring work instructions and managing manufacturing BOMs.
• Hands-on experience in propulsion or aerospace hardware manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Manufacturing Engineering SME across BE-7 and Blue Thrusters value streams, splitting time between programs.
• Establish and enforce manufacturing best practices; mentor engineers to raise technical floor.
• Lead DFM/DFx reviews and drive producibility improvements to reduce cost and cycle time.
• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for BE-7 qualification and transition to production.
• Architect production systems for medium-rate production (1,000+ units/year).
• Lead automation strategy and implementation across both programs; deploy AI-assisted tools.

Skills

Manufacturing SME

Cross-program leadership

DFM/DFx

NPI/production readiness

Automation strategy

AI in manufacturing

Root cause analysis

Lean principles

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo/CATIA

PLM/MRP systems

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the ME SME across BE-7 and Blue Thrusters, reporting to the Director of Operations. This high-visibility role will drive manufacturability, production readiness, and cost reduction across two propulsion programs.

You will lead cross-program ME leadership, DFx feedback, and automation initiatives, including AI-assisted tooling. The position demands hands-on hardware experience, process leadership, and the ability to eliminate