Machine Tool Manufacturing Engineer II

BLUE ORIGIN•Seattle, WA

2d•$91,852 - $128,592

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 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 small, passionate and accomplished team of experts, you will be responsible for working closely with design and development engineers to support all manufacturing efforts and equipment related to building custom manufacturing process machine tools. This includes owning the manufacturing and assembly work that is performed on machine tools, as well as delivery of the various sub-systems in support of programmatic budgets and schedules. 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

B.S. degree or higher in Mechanical, Aerospace, Industrial Engineering or other relevant field
Proven experience and successful track record delivering fully integrated, highly engineered products to completion in relevant industries (Aerospace, Marine, Automotive, Medical, Manufacturing, etc.)
Strong written, personal, and computer skills. Ability to communicate clearly and appropriately at the executive leadership level and on the shop floor
Hands on experience assembling or operating mechanical and electromechanical systems
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 working in an additive manufacturing or machine shop environment
Experience building high precision machine tools
Experience with reading geometrical tolerances per ASME Y14.5
Experience with critical crane lift operations necessary for building precision hardware
Experience working in a clean room environment
CAD software experience (Creo Preferred)
Familiarity with laser tracker and laser interferometer for precision part location and alignment
Lean Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma processes and implementation

Responsibilities

Coordinate the manufacturing of custom manufacturing machine tools, including structural, pneumatic, and electrical systems integration
Develop overall assembly sequencing for machine tool assembly and make real-time adjustments as needed to reorient with production issues
Develop and maintain assembly and build schedules
Interpret design engineering documents into work orders that direct touch labor on the machine integration floor
Support hardware integration of complex electromechanical devices on the floor and troubleshoot issues as they arise throughout the day
Provide design for manufacturability review of machine tool designs, and make recommendations to improve quality, simplify operations and reduce cost
Develop and implement preventive actions related to discrepancies
Coordinate and create procurement tickets through internal ITS system. Follow-up as necessary to ensure timely delivery of procurements in order to meet schedule and plan
Take ownership of product quality, establishing procedures and processes to support continuous improvement