Spaceflight Manufacturing Engineer — AI-Driven Production

Blue Origin; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Education Support Program

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking manufacturing engineers for the Huntsville, Alabama site to design, develop, and implement scalable manufacturing processes for aerospace products. You will translate requirements into robust production methods and collaborate with design, quality, and supply chain teams to enable safe, repeatable, and cost-effective production.

Minimum qualifications include a BS in engineering and 3+ years in manufacturing engineering, with experience creating English work instructions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited university.
• 3+ years in a manufacturing engineering role (Level 2), 5+ years (Level 3), or 8+ years (Sr Manufacturing Engineer).
• 2+ years of experience creating English work instructions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to design for manufacturability, DFA, and DFT for spaceflight components.
• Translate engineering requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing processes.
• Collaborate with design, quality, supply chain, and production teams to accelerate builds.
• Develop and maintain manufacturing documentation including work instructions and process flows.
• Evaluate new manufacturing technologies (machining, welding, additive manufacturing).
• Support root cause analysis and implement corrective actions for reliability.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 / ISO 9001 quality standards.
• Participate in FMEAs, risk assessments, and validation of new production lines.
• Apply AI technologies alongside traditional tools to improve efficiency and first-pass quality.

Skills

Design for manufacturability

DFX integration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

GD&T

CNC machining

FMEA

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking manufacturing engineers for the Huntsville, Alabama site to design, develop, and implement scalable manufacturing processes for aerospace products. You will translate requirements into robust production methods and collaborate with design, quality, and supply chain teams to enable safe, repeatable, and cost-effective production.

Minimum qualifications include a BS in engineering and 3+ years in manufacturing engineering, with experience creating English work instructions.