Bring your passion for human spaceflight! We are building a diverse team of collaborators, doers, and problem-solvers who are relentlessly committed to building the road to space. This position will directly impact the history of space exploration and will require dedication and detailed attention towards safe and repeatable space flight. Join our production engineering team as we lower the cost of access to space and enable Blue Origin’s vision of millions of people living and working in space to benefit Earth. We are looking for Production Engineers to apply their technical expertise, leadership skills, and dedication to quality to positively impact safe human spaceflight. We are a small, passionate, and accomplished team of experts acting as the key technical interface between the production value stream (procurement, R&D, testing, quality, and operations) and the design engineering teams across Blue Origin Development Programs. Our mission is to build trust, provide hands-on MRB/Non-conformances floor support, guide design for manufacturability, and develop production engineering process/methodologies across program and production elements. We use our knowledge of the production and manufacturing systems to provide valuable design feedback and incorporate producibility into design in support of our manufacturing capabilities. Additionally, we work with multi-functional teams to diagnose problems, disposition discrepancies, and identify and drive corrective actions to closure. Being a standout colleague is a must! You will collaborate across multiple team interfaces to understand and overcome logistics, supply chain, and resource challenges to deliver mission-ready products. Responsibilities: Responsible for a wide variety of aerospace structure, including welded and machined aluminum, and large composite components. Maintain structural design and configuration integrity of primary and secondary structures. Perform repair analysis of primary and secondary metallic and composite structures. Provide technical guidance for structural build and integration Lead efforts to identify, develop, and deploy designs and methodologies that improve operational excellence through quality, cost, design, and process enhancements. Support the manufacturing floor in assembly and installation, compliance to engineering requirements, discrepancy resolution, and component acceptance testing. Perform a hands-on engineering and liaison role between our design, test, and operations teams and our manufacturing customers. Investigate root causes, disposition vehicle discrepancies, and take ownership of preventative and corrective actions. Support the product through design and operational gated reviews by evaluating and aiding in the development of required artifacts. Drive design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) into the designs Authorize in-build redlines and recommend changes to improve the design. Qualifications: Minimum of a B.S. degree in engineering and 5 years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures. Strong understanding of composite and metallic design and analysis matters Experienced with fabrication of composite primary structures for aerospace Ability to apply structural mechanics principles using hand calculations and finite element analysis Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance analysis Experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) Demonstrated experience developing manufacturing processes for transition to production. Familiarity with aerospace hardware, fasteners, adhesives, coatings etc. Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as a cross-disciplined team, throughout the development and production phases of the product lifecycle. Strong coordination and project management skills to track, manage, and prioritize multiple ongoing tasks. Strong digital literacy with the ability to rapidly learn and use a variety of software tools, as needed. Exceptional interpersonal skills that foster positive professional relationships. Desired: Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software and processes Understanding of development product lifecycle management and associated gated reviews Knowledge of fabrication processes, integration processes, systems engineering practices, test, quality, and configuration management systems Proven experience developing/starting new manufacturing processes Proven understanding and applied experiences in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Proficiency in business and engineering software (i.e. MSOffice, Windchill, PLM, etc) Previous experience with engineering change orders and non-conformance processing 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. 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. For more information on “EEO Is the Law,” please see here and here. Blue Origin will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Washington Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance in Hiring Ordinance, and other applicable laws. Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation Applicants wishing to receive information on Blue Origin’s Affirmative Action Plans, or applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in the application and/or interview process, please contact us at EEOCompliance@blueorigin.com. Benefits Employee Benefits include: Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, short and long-term disability and 401(k) with up to 5% company match. Paid Time Off: Provides up to 4 weeks per year, in addition to 14 holidays Discretionary bonus programs Blue Origin was founded with a vision to enable a future where millions of people are living and working in space to benefit Earth. In order to preserve Earth, Blue Origin believes in the need to enable humanity to expand, explore, find new energy and material resources, and move industries that stress Earth into space. Blue Origin believes it has an important role in building a road to space and lowering the cost of getting there. At Blue Origin, we’re working on this today by developing fully reusable launch vehicles and systems that are safe, reliable and affordable. Every launch vehicle is designed for human spaceflight from the beginning and able to ferry payloads to space.