Senior Manufacturing Engineer – Space Test Ops

Blue Origin; Van Horn (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

401(k)

Paid Time Off

Stock Options

Parental Leave

Education Support

Job summary

Blue Origin is hiring an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join the Test Operations Maintenance organization, focusing on CPV and ground system refurbishment. You will craft work orders, SOPs, and tooling strategies, enabling safe, repeatable maintenance across Huntsville and West Texas facilities.

You will collaborate with design, quality, and test teams to ensure manufacturability and refurbish-ability, mentor junior staff, and drive continuous improvement in ERP/MRP/CMMS workflows.

Qualifications

• BS in mechanical/manufacturing/aerospace or equivalent with 5+ years in manufacturing or test engineering.
• Experience writing SOPs, work instructions, and manufacturing documentation.
• Experience with configuration management and change processes.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Strong writing and verbal communication with technicians and leadership.
• Familiar with fluid component cleaning, passivation, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain ME processes, SOPs, and work instructions for CPV and lab activities at Huntsville and West Texas.
• Own creation and config management of work orders for refurbishment and testing.
• Improve cleaning, passivation, verification, and refurbishment processes to meet specs.
• Source and procure tooling, fixturing, and equipment for CPV operations.
• Dispo non-conformances; lead root cause and corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement and standard work across CPV labs with technicians.
• Collaborate with design, quality, materials, and test engineering for manufacturability and refurbishability.
• Mentor junior engineers; strengthen ERP/MRP/CMMS workflows; enhance traceability.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Process Improvement

SOPs

Root Cause Analysis

Project Leadership

Communication

Jira

Confluence

ERP/MRP

CMMS

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Equivalent Experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Costpoint

MS Project

Smartsheet

Power BI

Tableau

Databricks

AI tools

Job description

Blue Origin is hiring an experienced Manufacturing Engineer to join the Test Operations Maintenance organization, focusing on CPV and ground system refurbishment. You will craft work orders, SOPs, and tooling strategies, enabling safe, repeatable maintenance across Huntsville and West Texas facilities.

You will collaborate with design, quality, and test teams to ensure manufacturability and refurbish-ability, mentor junior staff, and drive continuous improvement in ERP/MRP/CMMS workflows.