Senior Materials & Contamination Control Engineer

Blue Origin LLC; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Stock options

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC seeks a contamination control specialist to enforce cleanliness standards across flight hardware and manufacturing areas. You will work with manufacturing and contamination-control engineers to develop and maintain precision-cleaning processes, ensuring ISO classifications and aerospace specifications are met.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, documenting MPC specifications, supporting design reviews, and training junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in contamination control, M&P engineering, or a closely related aerospace/defense discipline.
• Familiarity with cleanliness standards such as IEST-STD-CC1246, MIL-STD-1246, SAE AS598, and/or ISO 14644.
• Hands-on experience with cleanliness verification techniques: particle counting, NVR analysis, witness coupons, and optical inspection.
• Proficiency interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, and material/process specifications.
• Demonstrated experience implementing contamination control plans for flight or high-reliability hardware.
• Strong root cause analysis and structured problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated and proactive, with a demonstrated ability to drive material/process development and qualifications to completion with little guidance.

Responsibilities

• Enforce enterprise-wide cleanliness level requirements for flight hardware, environment, fluids, and support equipment.
• Enforce enterprise-wide contamination-control standards and ensure consistency across programs and sites.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team of manufacturing engineers, contamination control engineers, and technicians to develop and precision-cleaning processes as well as maintain those cleanliness levels throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.
• Partner with work centers to provide guidance on establishing, certifying, and monitoring controlled work areas and clean rooms for all ISO classifications.
• Author, set up, and contamination control M&P specifications, work instructions, engineering dispositions, and test plans in accordance with aerospace requirements and industry standards.
• Support failure investigations involving contamination as a root cause or contributing factor.
• Support design reviews by evaluating hardware designs for cleaning accessibility, including geometry and material compatibility.
• Perform or oversee cleanliness verification testing, including surface particle counts and NVR
• Assess facilities and work locations for suitability to support required cleanliness levels, and develop compensating measures or mitigation strategies for areas that do not meet requirements.
• Train and mentor junior engineers and technicians on contamination control practices.
• Travel as necessary to support design interface meetings, operations support, or off-site development activities.
• Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area in alignment with 5S standards.

Skills

Contamination control

M&P engineering

Cleanliness standards

Particle counting

NVR analysis

Optical inspection

GD&T interpretation

Root cause analysis

Self-motivation

Education

Chemical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

Job description

Blue Origin LLC seeks a contamination control specialist to enforce cleanliness standards across flight hardware and manufacturing areas. You will work with manufacturing and contamination-control engineers to develop and maintain precision-cleaning processes, ensuring ISO classifications and aerospace specifications are met.

The role emphasizes hands-on testing, documenting MPC specifications, supporting design reviews, and training junior engineers.