Senior Quality Engineer, Investment Casting (Aerospace)

BLUE ORIGIN; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 170,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Stock options

Paid time off

Education Support Program

Job summary

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking a Quality Engineer to own process quality for investment casting and related manufacturing. You will drive NC disposition, support non-conformances, and lead continuous improvement with data analysis.

The role requires experience in aerospace or defense, AS9100/ISO9001 familiarity, RCCA tools, and strong writing and communication to train teams and report results. The team focuses on safe, repeatable space flight and cost reduction.

Qualifications

• Strong verbal and technical writing skills are a must.
• Experience in production environment in aerospace, space launch, or related fields preferred.
• Familiarity with AS9100/ISO9000 quality systems.
• Proven RCCA tools experience.
• Ability to safely work with hazardous systems and chemicals.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all process-related aspects of quality of Investment Castings (IC).
• Disposition of non-conformances (NC’s) for rework/repair/scrap.
• Continuous improvement and clarification of written instructions for processing of investment castings.
• Understand basic super-alloy heat treatments and surface inspection implications.
• Statistically analyze casting-related data and report insights (Excel/Minitab/JMP).
• Demonstrate dimensional improvements to reduce NC’s.
• Collaborate with internal/external customers; develop training to build quality awareness.
• Execute timely, cost-effective solutions to resolve manufacturing roadblocks.

Skills

Verbal communication

Technical writing

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Quality mindset

Education

B.S. in engineering

Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

Tools

Excel

Minitab

JMP

SQL

Redshift

Redash

Databricks

Job description

Blue Origin in Washington state is seeking a Quality Engineer to own process quality for investment casting and related manufacturing. You will drive NC disposition, support non-conformances, and lead continuous improvement with data analysis.

The role requires experience in aerospace or defense, AS9100/ISO9001 familiarity, RCCA tools, and strong writing and communication to train teams and report results. The team focuses on safe, repeatable space flight and cost reduction.