Senior Structures Technician — Spaceflight Production

Blue Origin; Washington; On-site; USD 91,000 - 128,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel 25% of the time

4 weeks PTO

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on fabricator/technician to support transition from development to production and fabricate aerospace cable harnesses and structural components at our WA facilities. You will work with large jigs, install fasteners, perform precision measurements, and troubleshoot electrical systems to support safe human spaceflight.

This role requires 1–3 years in aerospace or related mechanical fields, willingness to travel ~25%, and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• 1-3 years’ experience in aerospace, aircraft, R&D, automotive or related mechanical fields.
• Must be willing to travel (approximately 25%) to other launch sites or customer facilities as necessary.
• Strong attention to detail, desire to solve problems, and drive to resolve technical issues.
• Work collaboratively with teams of assorted skills, fields, and backgrounds.
• Ability to lift items up to 40 lbs. and use lifting equipment and machinery for heavier hardware.

Responsibilities

• Assist with transition from development to production, including qualification schedules and first articles
• Responsible for the fabrication and repair activities of various cable harnesses
• Installing Aerospace fasteners, drilling, clamping, riveting, applying adhesives and installing blankets and reflective tapes
• Assist in resolving operational issues found during process testing including disassembly, rerouting, testing, and measuring.
• Support building complex structural components typically using large jigs and tooling to conform to final assembly level requirements
• Troubleshoot electrical systems, diagnose, and correct malfunctions by modification, rework, repair, and/or maintenance
• Support vehicle/launch operations installation of harnesses or by performing field installations
• Perform mate/de‑mate, cleaning, inspection, length/breakout measuring, reassembly and testing of harnesses and sub‑systems
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate deeply in all aspects of first mockup to first production
• Identify and implement continuous improvement projects for area safety and efficiency.

Skills

Detail orientation

Team collaboration

Reading engineering drawings

Problem solving

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

1-3 years’ experience in aerospace/related mechanical fields

Tools

Engineering drawings interpretation

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a hands-on fabricator/technician to support transition from development to production and fabricate aerospace cable harnesses and structural components at our WA facilities. You will work with large jigs, install fasteners, perform precision measurements, and troubleshoot electrical systems to support safe human spaceflight.

This role requires 1–3 years in aerospace or related mechanical fields, willingness to travel ~25%, and strong attention to detail.