Tooling & GSE Design Engineer II — Lunar Ops

Blue Origin; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Education support

Stock options

Job summary

Blue Origin in Space Coast, FL is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design tooling and Ground Support Equipment for lunar vehicle production, partnering with design and manufacturing teams to enable efficient high-quality aerospace hardware.

You will drive DFX, lead producibility assessments, develop tooling requirements, and release engineering artifacts while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Relocation provided; travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, tooling design, GSE design, production support, or hardware development, preferably in aerospace or another highly regulated industry.
• Demonstrated experience designing, developing, releasing, and implementing tooling, assembly fixtures, handling equipment, test support equipment, or other complex GSE for mechanical assemblies.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools, engineering design fundamentals, GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturability/assembly, and configuration-controlled documentation.
• Extensive experience supporting production operations, including working with technicians, resolving nonconformances, improving processes, and ensuring compliance with engineering, safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design tooling, fixtures, handling equipment, and Ground Support Equipment supporting efficient manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test of flight hardware, with an emphasis on modularity, usability, and rapid implementation.
• Work directly with cross-functional teams, including design engineering, manufacturing engineering, technicians, quality, and operations, to develop new or revised build processes, tooling concepts, and concepts of operations.
• Plan for, and support, builds of engineering demonstrators, test articles, and prototype hardware, providing hands‑on support during fabrication, assembly, and testing to validate manufacturing approaches.
• Drive Design for Excellence (DFX) principles, conduct producibility assessments, support trade studies, and develop roadmaps to bridge manufacturing technology gaps.
• Proactively drive the definition, development, and refinement of tooling and GSE requirements to enable rapid design, fabrication, procurement, deployment and iteration.
• Develop, release, and maintain engineering documentation, including CAD models, drawings, specifications, procedures, supplier statements of work, and other artifacts required to support tooling and production implementation.
• Support tooling procurement, fabrication, validation, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient production of lunar vehicle hardware.

Skills

3D CAD

GD&T

DFX/Producibility

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing engineering

Education

B.S. in Mechanical/Aerospace/Manufacturing

Tools

Creo

CATIA

NX

Windchill

ANSYS

Job description

Blue Origin in Space Coast, FL is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design tooling and Ground Support Equipment for lunar vehicle production, partnering with design and manufacturing teams to enable efficient high-quality aerospace hardware.

You will drive DFX, lead producibility assessments, develop tooling requirements, and release engineering artifacts while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Relocation provided; travel up to 10%.