Senior Supplier Quality Engineer – Aerospace & Spacecraft

Blue Origin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Stock Options

Paid Time Off

Educational Support Program

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to develop and execute supplier quality processes for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and related technologies. You will assess supplier capability, monitor performance, and lead corrective actions to ensure safety and quality across programs.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical field and 7+ years in manufacturing, with at least 4 years in supplier quality. Travel up to 50% and relocation support are available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, manufacturing, or a related technical discipline.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate current and prospective suppliers for technical capability, quality-system maturity, capacity, and operational stability.
• Monitor supplier quality performance and identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead supplier containment, root-cause analysis, corrective and preventive actions, and recovery planning for quality and delivery issues.
• Drive measurable reductions in supplier nonconformances, defects, escapes, and repeat discrepancies.
• Conduct or participate in supplier assessments, quality-system and process audits, pre-shipment reviews, source inspections, hardware acceptance activities, and corrective-action verification.
• Evaluate supplier manufacturing, assembly, inspection, and test processes for compliance with engineering drawings, specifications, contractual requirements, and applicable quality standards.
• Support supplier and program reviews to ensure alignment with production requirements and long‑term business objectives.
• Partner with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, program quality, and suppliers to resolve technical and quality issues.
• Communicate supplier performance, risks, corrective‑action status, and recovery plans to program stakeholders and senior management.
• Support the transition of hardware from development and qualification into stable, repeatable production.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, accountability, continuous improvement, and inclusion.

Skills

Supplier Quality Engineering

Aerospace manufacturing knowledge

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

AS9100 audits experience

AS9102 knowledge

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Supplier Quality Engineer to develop and execute supplier quality processes for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and related technologies. You will assess supplier capability, monitor performance, and lead corrective actions to ensure safety and quality across programs.

The role requires a Bachelor's in a technical field and 7+ years in manufacturing, with at least 4 years in supplier quality. Travel up to 50% and relocation support are available.