Prototype Engineer - SWORD

BLUE ORIGIN•West Melbourne, FL

About The Position

The Prototype Engineer is a hands-on role within Blue Origin Operations, supporting manufacturing and supply chain across Blue Origin facilities. The engineer collaborates with design and engineering teams to develop, manufacture, and evaluate hardware prototypes through rapid iterative development. The position requires strong engineering fundamentals, communication, and the ability to contribute directly to manufacturing as needs arise.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Electrical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering.
8+ years in a CNC machining manufacturing environment for complex products, such as aerostructures, space systems, aerospace, or life support systems.
Demonstrated success in product development.
Demonstrated success in a constantly evolving environment.
Ability to take on challenges with incomplete information and pivot to drive progress.
Ability to work well in a collaborative team environment.
Willingness to jump in and manufacture as needed.
Consistent track record of manufacturing experience directly related to part machining.
Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing, including working knowledge of GD&T.
Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills, including CAD, scheduling, issue tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Strong customer focus and verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work cooperatively with teams across large geographic distances.
Proficiency in CAD.
Physical ability to support manufacturing and fabrication floor activities, climb stairs, work in small areas, and lift and carry 40 lbs.
Must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, permanent residency, refugee, or asylum eligibility under export control regulations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a rapid development environment.
Experience in an aerospace manufacturing facility.
Tooling and fixture design experience.
Hands-on machining experience and/or familiarity with CNC programming.
Broad manufacturing experience in areas such as welding, assembly, integration, instrumentation, cleaning, non-destructive testing, leak testing, fabrication, and machining.
Experience with Siemens NX (Designcenter).
Experience with Siemens Teamcenter and Opcenter.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineering teams during hardware design and development.
Champion the prototyping process with internal customers, challenging requirements and managing manufacturing plans for development hardware.
Manufacture and evaluate hardware prototypes over several iterations in collaboration with design teams and machinists.
Contribute hands-on to manufacturing and development efforts as required.
Use CNC and manual equipment to support product development efforts as required.
Provide guidance on design for manufacturing, CNC machining techniques, tool selection, work-holding, and equipment.
Implement new capabilities to support critical schedules.
Review engineering drawings and provide final approval for manufacturing.
Define and support repair and rework activities.
Design tooling and fixturing to support ease of manufacturing.
Engineer and fabricate solutions as required.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and 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, potential eligibility for benefits and bonuses based on company discretion.