Manufacturing Engineer - All Levels

BLUE ORIGIN • West Melbourne, FL

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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. In this role you will provide manufacturing direction on the integration of components for New Glenn. This role will require you to demonstrate your ability to proactively improve design for manufacturability, eliminate barriers, and tackle unforeseen technical problems. 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

• Experience with aircraft, spacecraft, launch vehicle structures, automotive manufacturing or similar: (0-3 years Level I Engineer, 3+ Level II Engineer, 5+ Level III Engineer, 8+ Sr Level Engineer).
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering.
• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing, including knowledge of GD&T.
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc).
• Ability to manage a manufacturing bill of materials (MBOM), author work instructions, and disposition non-conforming material on the production floor
• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc).
• Ability to develop processes to industry quality systems such as AS9100.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with aircraft, launch vehicle, spacecraft, or satellite development, production, or operations.
• Experience with tooling design, fabrication, and procurement
• Self-directed and able to balance several tasks at once.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E & CATIA preferred)

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define manufacturing processes for composites fabrication, inspection, trimming, and assembly.
• Closely manage quality, build sequence, and schedule of hardware throughout the entire manufacturing process.
• Perform engineering drawing review and provide final approval for manufacturing.
• Define and support repair and rework activities.
• Perform root cause analyses when non-conformances and escapes are identified and deploy corrective actions.
• Craft accurate material handling and packaging to protect hardware.
• Manage hardware configuration and maintain pedigree.
• Prioritize hardware procurement and fabrication and communicate these priorities to the team.
• Extreme customer focus combined with strong verbal and written communication.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%, and an Education Support Program.
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.
• Dependent on role type and job level, employees may be eligible for benefits and bonuses based on the company's intent to reward individual contributions and enable them to share in the company's results, or other factors at the company's sole discretion.
• Bonus amounts and eligibility are not guaranteed and subject to change and cancellation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level