Manufacturing Engineer III - Tube Shop (R38088)

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 diverse team of problem solvers as we add new chapters to the history of spaceflight!  

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of engineers and specialists, you will be responsible for developing and supporting the New Glenn rocket assembly processes. New Glenn is a single-configuration heavy-lift launch vehicle capable of carrying people and payloads routinely to Earth orbit and beyond. Featuring a reusable first stage built for 25 missions, New Glenn will build a road to space. You will directly support New Glenn and Blue Origin’s success by leading the development of manufacturing bills of material, work instructions, design for manufacturability, non-conformance processing, and process specifications. This includes creating, interpreting, and modifying work instructions and routings to convey procedures to technicians and trigger material planning.

Throughout the manufacturing process, you will identify, develop, and deploy methods to improve quality, reduce cost, and optimize build sequences and schedules.
 

We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, lead with a commitment to quality, and positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Responsibilities:

• Develop manufacturing work instructions to clearly define the following manufacturing processes: fabrication, assembly, test, integration, and refurbishment.

• 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.

• Design proper material handling and packaging to protect hardware throughout the build and test process.

• Manage hardware configuration and maintain pedigree throughout the entire build and test process.

• Prioritize hardware procurement and fabrication and communicate these priorities to the team.

• Extreme customer focus combined with strong verbal and written communication.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Aerospace Engineering (other relevant fields may apply) from an accredited university.

• Minimum 5 years of direct manufacturing and manufacturing engineering experience.

• Hardware manufacturing experience with structures, fluid systems, mechanical systems, or avionics systems, including but not limited to assembly, integration, instrumentation, cleaning, non-destructive testing, leak testing, machining, welding, surface coatings, harness/cable routings, or composite structures.

• Understanding of engineering fundamentals for mechanical design and manufacturing including working knowledge of GD&T.

• A demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with teams of diverse skills across large geographic distances.

• Strong written, personal, technical, and software skills (CAD, Scheduling, Issue Tracking, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc).

• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion.

• Ability to develop processes compliant with industry quality systems such as AS9100.

• 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.

Desired:

• Experience in a welding and tube manufacturing environment

• Experience with aircraft, launch vehicle, spacecraft, or satellite development, production, or operations

• Proficient in writing work instructions at a high pace

• Self-directed and able to balance several tasks at once

• Proficiency in 3D CAD programs (Creo Pro/E & Catia preferred)

Inclusivity Statement

Don’t meet all desired requirements? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single desired qualification. At Blue Origin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every desired qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles