Production Engineer III

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!  

We are a diverse 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.

As part of a small, hardworking, passionate, diverse, and accomplished team of experts, you will directly support Blue Origin’s success act as the key technical interface between the production value stream (procurement, R&D, testing, quality, and operations) and the design engineering teams.  As a production engineer supporting the Engines Division, you will lead design for manufacturability reviews of internally built and supplier hardware.  Additional responsibilities include support of tool and process development, ensuring the manufactured product meets the design intent as well as supporting various cross-functional teams responsible for manufacturing, test, design & analysis to troubleshoot design/build problems throughout the product lifecycle. As a subject matter expert, you will champion producibility requirements and standards while supporting the use of those processes across the organization. You will be responsible for embedding yourself into the manufacturing organizations and providing expertise in design for manufacturability, process development, and execution through hands-on floor support, communication, training, and documentation. Additionally, you will act as a negotiator between multiple and sometimes conflicting interests to optimize processes and designs.

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!

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for production support of BE-3, BE-4 and other future rocket engine families from build flow conception through production. 

• Provide design for manufacturability and assembly recommendations to decrease cost and integration flow times of existing and future engine product lines. 

• Support hardware integration on the floor and troubleshoot issues as they arise, at our Huntsville, AL and Kent, WA Engine Facilities.

• Interpret engineering models, drawings, specification, work instructions and test procedures to support non conformance review assessments. 

• Support/develop standard repair/rework procedures to streamline process

• Perform root cause corrective action as applicable to determine long term solutions to systemic defects and/or implement preventative actions.

• Maintain documentation pedigree in a fast-paced environment to ensure traceability of decisions and as design/as built configuration to support safe human flight.

Qualifications:

• Ability to interpret engineering models, drawings, specifications, written work instructions, and test procedures. 

• Experience with large aerospace vehicle engine propulsion components or large turbine/turbomachinery in a design and/or manufacturing environment.

• Experience and knowledge to read and interpret GD&T and to perform tolerance stack-up analysis of high precision aerospace hardware. Familiar with applicable ASME standards, such as ASME Y14.100, Y14.5, Y14.41. 

• Experience in moving product from design development into manufacturing and production.

• Hands on production experience with liaison and/or MRB experience on aerospace vehicles or turbine engines.

• Direct hands-on production experience with complex commercial or aerospace experience in additive manufacturing, machining, forming, castings, welding and/or assembly of high precision components.

• Highly organized team player with excellent technical communication skills (written and verbal) with exceptional interpersonal skills that foster positive professional relationships and a successful track record of working in cross-discipline teams. 

• Experience working in a cross-functional team consisting of engineering design, tool design, functional test, supply chain, logistics, quality, safety, and manufacturing operations.

• Strong coordination and project management skills to track, manage, and prioritize multiple sim