Aerospace Welding Technician - Weekend Shift

BLUE ORIGIN•Huntsville, AL

12d•Onsite

About The Position

At Blue Origin, we envision millions of people living and working in space for the benefit of Earth. We’re working to develop reusable, safe, and low-cost space vehicles and systems within a culture of safety, collaboration, and inclusion. Join our team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight! This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Test Operations, Safety, Quality, and Mission Assurance. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities. We are a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to a culture of safety. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require your commitment and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join us in lowering the cost of access to space and enabling Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. As part of a diverse and hardworking team of technicians, you will assist with the setup of the production work areas, including layouts, tooling and equipment setup for various spaceflight systems. You will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of transition from development to production. You will manufacture, assemble, and test structural flight hardware assemblies according to written procedures and engineering models, drawings, specifications. You will be responsible to operate various material handling equipment including forklifts, overhead cranes, aerial lifts, flight vehicle and subassembly transportation equipment, truck-trailer combinations and other ground support equipment as required. Setup and operate a wide range of precision calibrated tools including, but not limited to, torque wrenches, micrometers, calipers, laser tracker, height gauges and optical measuring instruments. You will perform second party verifications and hardware inspections to engineering models, drawings, specifications, and written procedure. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and commitment to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Requirements

0-2+ years of experience in aerospace manufacturing, integration, or other relevant field
Manual or Automated Welding Process Experience.
Ability to work with small hardware components and attention to detail.
Interpret engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions and test procedures
Work collaboratively with teams of diverse skills, disciplines, and backgrounds
Communicate clearly and appropriately, in writing and in person
Basic computer skills such as Windows, Microsoft Office, etc.
A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of diverse skills across large geographic distances
Ability to support Monday-Friday work schedule, work off-shift, extended hours overtime, and weekends if/when necessary
Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
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.
Must be able to work second shift (Monday through Thursday 3 pm - 1:30 am) OR weekend shift (Friday through Sunday 5 am - 6 pm)

Nice To Haves

Continuous improvement mindset. Our job is never complete; we are always refining and improving
Experience in Aerospace/Launch vehicle assembly
Experience in handling large aerospace components
Experience in assembling large tight-tolerance structures
Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma certification
Robotic Experience

Responsibilities

Assist with the setup of the production work areas, including layouts, tooling and equipment setup for various spaceflight systems.
Manufacture, assemble, and test structural flight hardware assemblies according to written procedures and engineering models, drawings, specifications.
Operate various material handling equipment including forklifts, overhead cranes, aerial lifts, flight vehicle and subassembly transportation equipment, truck-trailer combinations and other ground support equipment as required.
Setup and operate a wide range of precision calibrated tools including, but not limited to, torque wrenches, micrometers, calipers, laser tracker, height gauges and optical measuring instruments.
Perform second party verifications and hardware inspections to engineering models, drawings, specifications, and written procedure.
Perform routine maintenance functions such as daily clean-up of work areas to support 5S, FOD, and ESD.