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

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

Education support

Job summary

Blue Origin in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the Manufacturing Engineering SME across BE-7 and Blue Thrusters. You will set manufacturing standards, drive speed and decisiveness, and build the ME capability of the team.

Responsibilities include establishing best practices, leading DFM/DFx reviews, supporting NPI and production readiness, and guiding automation and AI-enabled tooling to reduce cost and cycle time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of direct manufacturing engineering experience in production or development-to-production.
• 5+ years authoring work instructions and managing manufacturing BOMs for complex hardware.
• Hands-on experience manufacturing propulsion or aerospace hardware.
• Proven ability to deliver assertive DFM feedback to design engineers and drive changes.
• Ability to break down complex manufacturing failures to first-principles and materials-level root causes.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Manufacturing Engineering SME across BE-7 and Blue Thrusters value streams.
• Establish and enforce manufacturing best practices; mentor MEs to raise technical floor.
• Drive speed, decisiveness, and first-principles thinking; eliminate waste.
• Represent ME in program forums, design reviews, and leadership readouts.
• Lead DFM/DFA reviews and drive implementation into engineering changes.

Skills

First principles

Mentoring leadership

Lean manufacturing

Automation strategy

AI in manufacturing

Problem solving

Cross-functional

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Propulsion hardware experience

Tools

Creo/CATIA

Windchill/Teamcenter

DFM/DFx methods

AI tooling

Job description

Blue Origin in Huntsville, Alabama seeks a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to serve as the Manufacturing Engineering SME across BE-7 and Blue Thrusters. You will set manufacturing standards, drive speed and decisiveness, and build the ME capability of the team.

Responsibilities include establishing best practices, leading DFM/DFx reviews, supporting NPI and production readiness, and guiding automation and AI-enabled tooling to reduce cost and cycle time.