CWI-NDT Engineer - Quality & Continuous Improvement III (R40544)

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!  

Our team is responsible for driving quality products throughout the organization by maintaining a corporate culture that emphasizes accountability, drive, and attention to detail at all levels. This position requires a passion for solving sophisticated problems and providing operable solutions; act with minimal direction and take ownership; and be adaptable as we work on a variety of applications and systems.

In this role, you will establish, implement, maintain, and enforce quality system processes that support Test and Flight ground systems. As needed, measure, analyze, and improve quality system performance consistent with organization quality goals, integrate quality system applications between engineering, project management, and operations to ensure the consistent and ongoing use of quality best practices and communication of quality issues, and facilitate troubleshooting of quality issues with diverse teams, lead causal analysis activities to drive to root cause and corrective action.

In addition, you will perform reviews and approve fabrication build documents including work orders and nonconformance records. You will perform periodic audits of the application of our quality system in accordance with AS9100, recommend initiatives and/or changes that will improve product and system quality, and provide quality assurance subject matter expertise to inspection, fabrication, and test. Periodically, you will interface with internal and external customers on quality related concerns and develop training materials to build quality awareness. In this role, you will perform visual and dimensional inspections of welded joints and structural steel components. You will perform multiple NDT methods for various ground support systems and will have responsibility for determining if welded assemblies conform to applicable codes, standards, and specifications and acceptance criteria.

In this role you will report directly to the Quality Engineering Manager. As part of a diverse and hardworking team of Quality Engineers, you will share in the team’s impact on all aspects of developing, testing, and launching Space systems to support Blue Origin’s Vision. We are looking for someone to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. Passion for our mission and vision is required!

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel expected up to 60% of the time

Responsibilities:

• Work hand-in-hand with Contractors and subcontractors to develop and execute project-specific QA/QC plan with scopes of work and work procedures
• Implement project-specific QA/QC Plan in coordination with the project safety plan
• Establish and maintain working relationships with contractors, subcontractors, architects, consultants, and vendors to ensure that the QA/AC Plan delivers a fully compliant project
• Conduct testing and inspections and arrange for third-party testing and inspections, as well as analyze and report results
• Inspect general construction, structural steel fabrication, cryogenic piping-tubing
• Perform visual inspections on welded products both in progress and completed scope
• Review of anomalies and non-conformances due to fabrication, modification, and testing activities
• Review and verify welding procedures, heat treatment, hardness testing is per specifications and are qualified, and in conformance to the applicable procedure and AWS code
• Lead ground system weld acceptance reviews and ensure adherence to and health of acceptance process
• Familiarity with Construction Materials Standards, Specifications, and Codes (AISC, ASTM, AWS)
• Apply testing criteria in accordance with applicable specifications or standards and evaluate results
• Interpret digital and film x-ray inspection results
• Develop NDT inspection plans, techniques, and procedures
• Organize and report test results
• Perform specialized inspections
• Provide technical input to program management as required for welding and metallurgical issues
• Provide technical guidance, on applications of non-destructive examination techniques and procedures
• Facilitate troubleshooting of quality issues with diverse teams, lead causal analysis activities to drive to root cause and corrective action
• Provide Quality support across multiple programs and work centers
• Perform program process surveillance ensuring compli