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.
The production support engineering team is the interface between manufacturing and design. The team works across the engineering programs throughout the lifecycle of the product by assessing manufacturability, non-conformance trends, key characteristics, and support engineering changes for the build process.
The responsibilities of the Production Support Engineering Team are (but not limited to):
- Support the manufacturing floor in assembly and installation, ensuring compliance to engineering requirements, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing.
- Perform in a hands-on engineering and liaison role between design, test, operations, and manufacturing customers.
- Disposition and investigate root cause of discrepancies; take ownership of implementation of preventative/corrective actions.
- Support design definition and provides feedback on design to improve manufacturability.
- Make recommendations to improve quality, simplify operations and reduce cost.
- Support the product through design and operational gated reviews by evaluating and aiding in the development of required artifacts
- Provide feedback to design to reduce product cost and ensuring provisions that support manufacturing are incorporated
- Design support for test and manufacturing issues
- Work with manufacturing and M&P to develop technical process specifications to support the build process
- Support ME’s with manufacturing demonstrators and process capability analysis
- Support vendor selection and provides guidance during the manufacturing of products as required to ensure ongoing production quality and conformance
- Address vendor technical issues per request from Supply Chain and RE
- Support make/buy activities as requested
Structural Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise on designing for the manufacturing capabilities of the industry and Blue.
- Disposition repair and rework of wide variety of aerospace structure, including welded aluminum and composite.
Fluids Systems Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise on the pneumatics and cryogenic propellant subsystems of the vehicle and related ground support equipment (GSE).
Mechanical/Actuated or Fluids Systems Responsibilities:
- Provide technical expertise on either the pneumatics/cryogenic propellant or hydraulics/mechanical subsystems of the vehicle and related ground support equipment (GSE).
Avionics Responsibilities:
- Diagnose and provide resolution for issues related to avionics hardware, software, or firmware.
General Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional engineering experience
- Minimum of a B.S. degree in mechanical/electrical/aerospace engineering or equivalent experience.
- Experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and incorporating into design
- Experience in moving product from design development into manufacturing and production
- Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as part of a team, throughout the development and production phases of the product lifecycle.
- Strong coordination and project management skills to track, and prioritize multiple simultaneous tasks.
- Excellent digital literacy with the ability to rapidly learn and use a variety of software tools, as needed.
- Successful track record of working in cross-discipline teams.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills that foster positive professional relationships.
- Passion for spaceflight and space exploration.
- 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.
Structural Qualifications:
- Experience in a structural liaison role, preferably including analysis of metallic and/or composite structures.
- Working knowledge of aerospace hardware, including fasteners, adhesives, coatings etc.
Mechanical/Actuated or Fluids Systems Qualifications:
- Experience with operating, diagnosing and repairing hydraulics or fluids systems and hardware.
- Working knowledge of hydraulics or fluid systems and components such as valves, filters, regulators, pressure transducers, fittings, pumps, actuators and sensors.
- Familiarity with principles and hazards of safe operation of high-pressure systems.
Avionics Qualifications:
- Experience with operating, diagnosing and repairing avionics systems and hardware.
- Working knowledge of cable/ harnessing, circuit board fabrication, assembly and repair, or avionics box builds.
- Familiarity with IPC and other industry electronics avionics design standards.
- Familiarity with principles and hazards of safe operation of high-voltage systems.
Desired:
- Experience in moving product from design development into manufacturing and production
- Experience with Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis (FMECA).
- Experience with risk assessment, management, and mitigation.
- Familiar with applicable industry standards
- Aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle experience
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.
Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $126,201 - $185,094
Compensation range for on site CA applicants is $126,201 - $185,094
Other site ranges may differ
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.
Export Control Regulations
Applicants for employment at Blue Origin must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
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.
Discretionary bonus: Bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Eligibility for benefits varies by role type, please check with your recruiter for a comprehensive list of the benefits available for this role.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified, diverse, and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork, in which all employees recognize and appreciate the diversity of individual team members. We provide all qualified applicants for employment and employees with equal opportunities for hire, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment, regardless of their race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin/ethnicity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local law. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the Washington Fair Chance Act, the California Fair Chance Act, the Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here.
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