Additive Manufacturing Engineer - Materials & Process III
About The Position
Blue Origin is seeking a skilled and motivated engineer to join its Polymeric Additive Manufacturing (P-AM) team. The role supports and improves production work centers as the operation scales, maintaining processes, documentation, and material controls that production depends on, and responding to manufacturing issues. The position supports safe, repeatable spaceflight and contributes to Blue Origin’s mission of reducing the cost of access to space. The engineer will support work-center operations and the full P-AM production process, including printing, post-processing, and testing. The position is based onsite in Kent, Washington, and supports active production. Applicants must meet the stated U.S. citizenship or immigration-status requirement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Manufacturing, Industrial, or Mechanical Engineering.
- At least 5 years of manufacturing or process engineering experience in a production environment.
- Experience authoring and revising standard operating procedures and work instructions.
- Familiarity with design of experiments, continuous improvement, and root cause analysis methods.
- Strong technical and non-technical written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work onsite in Kent, Washington, and support active production.
- Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen a culture of inclusion.
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with additive manufacturing (FDM, SLA, or DLS) or polymer processes.
- Experience scaling a manufacturing operation from low- to higher-rate production.
- Experience with incoming material inspection, certification review, or supplier quality.
- Familiarity with statistical process control (SPC) and lean manufacturing principles.
- Experience with qualification in an Aerospace/Defense or related environment.
- Basic polymer science knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Define and support work-center operations, including standard operating procedures, work instructions, and operations collections, and train floor personnel.
- Resolve day-to-day manufacturing issues to keep production moving.
- Understand and support P-AM production processes from start to finish, including printing, post-processing, and testing.
- Lead root cause analysis investigations and drive corrective actions to address non-conformances.
- Improve 3D-printed part quality and work-center productivity through engineering analysis and continuous improvement.
- Work with new and existing material and hardware suppliers to develop supplier requirements and resolve quality issues.
- Apply a scaled-manufacturing perspective to support department growth, including process standardization, capacity, and throughput.
- Support material onboarding and qualification as needed.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Basic and supplemental life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with company match of up to 5%
- Education Support Program
- Stock options for regular employees working at least 20 hours per week
- Paid time off of up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours
- Up to 14 company-paid holidays
- Depending on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on individual contributions and company results or other factors, at the company’s discretion; amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
