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.

This role is part of Enterprise Program Management (EPM), where we provide technical standards, tools, processes, training, and subject matter expertise for product engineering and manufacturing. EPM allows all Blue Origin business units to benefit from commonly used capabilities, hardware, and software and assists business units in identifying, selecting, and training engineers from both inside and outside the organization. Bring your passion for human spaceflight!

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.

Special Mentions

• On-site only
• Shifts available:
  • 1st Shift

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Maintain design and configuration integrity of complex fluid subsystems (Pressurization, pneumatics, propellant utilization)
• Perform repair analysis of engine and feedline components (i.e., solenoid valves, pneumatic valves, regulators, pressure vessels, tubes, bellows, and instrumentation)
• 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 7 years of experience with aircraft, spacecraft, or launch vehicle structures
• Strong technical understanding of spacecraft or launch vehicle fluid system components such as valves, pressure vessels, flex elements and fittings
• Knowledge of fabrication, integration processes and quality control relative to tubes/piping and machined components
• Experience with cryogenic helium, hydrogen, oxygen; LNG propellant feed; pressurization; pneumatics; and/or reaction control systems
• Working knowledge of engine components such as pumps, valves, regulators, actuators and other high pressure and cryogenic fluid system components
• Ability to rapidly apply structural mechanics principles and analysis methods to substantiate fluid systems repairs
• Fundamental knowledge of at least one of the following processes: orbital tube welding, Laser welding, EB welding, GTAW, Brazing
• Desire to work hands-on, both independently and as a 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 an assortment of software tools, as needed.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills that foster positive professional relationships in cross-disciplined teams
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and strengthen our culture of inclusion
• 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 with thermo-fluid solver applications Thermal Desktop (Sinda Fluint), AFT (Fathom/Arrow), Excel based models, REFPROP
• Proven understanding of materials properties and treatments; preference for aerospace materials Experience in analysis and substantiation of aerospace thermal systems repairs
• Experience with rocket engine structural analysis
• Experience providing structural analysis in support of production, test, or sustaining effort to include repair/refurbishment
• Experience working with ANSYS Mechanical/ Workbench
• Hands-on experience building and testing mechanical assemblies or pressurized components/systems
• Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems/Software and processes.
• Proficiency in business and engineering software (i.e. MSOffice, Windchill, PLM, etc)
• Experience in Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), Lean Manufacturing, and Six Sigma
• Experience with engineering change orders and non-conformance processing