Strategic Supplier Development Engineer II

Blue Origin; Florida; On-site; USD 92,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation provided

Travel up to 50% of the time

Multiple positions available

Job summary

Blue Origin is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to build and execute technical programs that transform our supplier base from reactive to ready. You will lead qualification activities across a four-gate pathway, including surveys, on-site audits, and first article inspections to ensure readiness before demand.

This on-site role regularly engages suppliers and drives improvements in quality, delivery, and maturity.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree or higher in an Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in supplier development, manufacturing engineering, or a related cross-functional role with supplier-facing accountability.
• Experience planning and executing supplier audits or manufacturing readiness assessments.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and how process maturity affects quality, delivery, and cost outcomes.
• Experience working across Engineering, Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Program teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier qualification activities through the four-gate pathway (Capability Survey, On-Site Audit, First Article Inspection, Rate Readiness) ahead of program demand.
• Conduct on-site supplier audits to evaluate manufacturing process maturity, quality systems, capacity, and readiness to meet performance requirements.
• Own and maintain complete qualification files for assigned suppliers and commodities, from initial assessment through first article approval and into production.
• Drive supplier development programs with strategic and preferred tier suppliers, including design-to-manufacture workshops and capacity investment planning.
• Partner with Supplier Quality during the qualification process to assess QMS capability and quality system maturity.
• Maintain the enterprise qualification library to enable cross-program reuse of qualification data and reduce duplicate efforts.
• Support international supplier development by applying consistent qualification and development standards to global suppliers.
• Contribute to annual and quarterly supplier conference programs to align on performance expectations and roadmaps.
• Build and maintain qualification and capability data in systems of record to support supply base visibility and sourcing decisions.

Skills

Supplier development

Audits

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Travel readiness

Education

B.S. degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Blue Origin is seeking a Supplier Development Engineer to build and execute technical programs that transform our supplier base from reactive to ready. You will lead qualification activities across a four-gate pathway, including surveys, on-site audits, and first article inspections to ensure readiness before demand.

This on-site role regularly engages suppliers and drives improvements in quality, delivery, and maturity.