Supply Chain Engineer

BLUE ORIGIN • Huntsville, AL

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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. 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. The Supply Chain Engineer is the technical owner of supplier onboarding, qualification, and manufacturing readiness for an assigned commodity portfolio. Embedded with both engineering and commodity management teams, this role bridges design intent and supplier execution — ensuring the supply base is technically qualified and operationally ready to meet production targets at rate. You will own the full technical onboarding lifecycle for new suppliers, drive Design for Manufacturability with branch engineering, and build the technical content that enables competitive sourcing and sound commercial agreements. The supply base for this program is largely new — this is a builder role.

Requirements

• 5+ years in supplier development, supply chain engineering, or manufacturing engineering in a production environment
• Demonstrated experience onboarding and qualifying new suppliers: onboarding plans, facility assessments, and first-production milestone management
• Hands-on background in one or more: precision machining, castings/forgings, special processes (coatings, heat treat, welding), or electromechanical assemblies
• Ability to read engineering drawings, GD&T, and material/process specifications; skilled at identifying and resolving manufacturability gaps
• Experience conducting run-at-rate events and capacity assessments; working familiarity with takt time, cycle time, and production rate planning
• Experience building technical bid package content: specifications, process qualification requirements, tooling acceptance criteria, and onboarding timelines
• Strong cross-functional communication skills — able to translate technical issues into clear commercial and programmatic language
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field
• Willingness to travel 25–40% domestically and internationally for supplier assessments and run-at-rate events

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, or a related technical field
• Experience developing international suppliers in Europe, India, SE Asia, or LATAM — including qualification management across time zones and regulatory environments
• Experience with specialty process qualification: welding certifications, casting qualification, coating approvals, heat treatment specifications, or NDE method qualifications
• Background in DFMA methodologies; experience driving upstream design changes to improve manufacturability and reduce total cost
• Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) or equivalent applied to supplier process improvement and onboarding cycle time reduction
• Familiarity with EDI transaction sets and supplier portal or ERP/MES integration

Responsibilities

• Supplier Onboarding & Qualification Own technical onboarding from initial assessment through first production delivery; build structured onboarding plans with clear milestones, acceptance gates, and go/no-go criteria Conduct facility assessments and technical capability audits; evaluate manufacturing processes, equipment capability, workforce competency, and scalability to high-rate production Qualify suppliers across specialty processes — welding, casting, coating, heat treatment, NDE — and validate capacity via run-at-rate events aligned to takt and cycle time targets Define tooling acceptance criteria, packaging standards, and returnable packaging requirements; validate supplier readiness before first production runs
• Technical Sourcing Support Build technical content for executable bid packages: manufacturing specifications, process qualification requirements, capability expectations, and tooling acceptance criteria Embed technical flowdowns into LTAs and MSAs in collaboration with Commodity Managers; provide supplier capability benchmarks and manufacturability inputs to support source selection Support make/buy trade analysis with technical grounding on external supplier capability versus internal production options
• Design for Manufacturability & Engineering Collaboration Embed with assigned engineering teams from early design through production release; serve as the supply chain technical representative in design reviews, trade studies, and engineering change processes Drive DFMA in partnership with branch engineering; translate design intent into parts that enable high-rate, cost-effective manufacturing across the supply base Read and interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, and material/process specifications; identify and resolve manufacturability gaps before they become supplier quality or schedule problems
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Feed supplier readiness metrics and onboarding risks to the Supply Chain Program Managers (SCPMs); surface blockers ahead of schedule impact Coordinate EDI onboarding, capital equipment timing, and tooling infrastructure readiness with Indirect SCPMs and the logistics team Leverage AI tools for onboarding documentation, readiness tracking, and risk identification; build reusable qualification checklists and gate frameworks that scale across commodity types

Benefits

• Benefits include: 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.

What This Job Offers

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