Spaceflight Product & Process Engineer — Manufacturing

Blue Origin; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 112,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Education support

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is hiring a Manufacturing/Process Development Engineer to take hardware from concept to production, ensuring manufacturability, quality, and cost targets across the design-build-test cycle.

You will design and implement manufacturing flow, work with suppliers, and lead continuous improvement efforts to accelerate production readiness for New Glenn hardware while collaborating across teams globally.

Qualifications

• BS degree or higher in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineering, or related field.
• 5+ Years experience as a Manufacturing/Materials/Process/engineer.
• Proven experience with aerospace hardware, assembly, and manufacturing systems.
• Knowledge and experience in CNC machining, forming, drilling and assembly of aerospace and high precision components.
• Proven experience with large scale assemblies and fabrication.
• Ability to interpret engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions, and test procedures.
• Ability to work effectively with a strong work ethic and close attention to detail in a fast-paced varied team in a target rich environment.
• Experience working in a product design or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with testing and qualification of hardware for flight applications.
• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of varied skills across large geographic distances.
• Outstanding interpersonal and analytical skills and a proven track record to drive sophisticated projects.
• Experience interacting with aerospace suppliers, including on-site engineering audits, technical interchanges, supplier qualifications and statistical process controls.
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, and MS Office Products).

Responsibilities

• Develop high-level manufacturing plans that clearly define the flow of components and systems through the manufacturing process: fabrication, assembly, test, integration, and refurbishment.
• Provide Design for Manufacturability and Producibility input to the design teams for component, assembly and systems
• Work with design in the development of prototype and qualification hardware and tooling to improve and qualify new or existing designs.
• Design, procure, install, and integrate custom manufacturing equipment and tools.
• Work with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure that hardware and equipment are developed, produced, and delivered on time and on budget meeting requirements.
• Identify and deploy new technologies and processes that will improve quality, reduce cost, and improve output.
• Support hardware transition from development to production, including first article and qualification units.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement projects to improve safety, efficiency, quality and reduce cycle time, defects, and waste in the early production environment.
• Periodic travel to collaborate with production, engineering, management staff, and suppliers/vendors to support the development and production of New Glenn components, assemblies and integration.

Skills

Outstanding interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Strong written communication

Team collaboration

Education

BS degree or higher in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, process engineer, or related field

Tools

CAD

Scheduling

Issue Tracking

MS Office

Job description

Blue Origin in Seattle, WA is hiring a Manufacturing/Process Development Engineer to take hardware from concept to production, ensuring manufacturability, quality, and cost targets across the design-build-test cycle.

You will design and implement manufacturing flow, work with suppliers, and lead continuous improvement efforts to accelerate production readiness for New Glenn hardware while collaborating across teams globally.