Manufacturing Engineer - Seattle, United States - Blue Origin

Description

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

This role is part of Blue Origin Operations, which is comprised of Integrated Supply Chain, Facilities, and Security. This includes Manufacturing and Supply Chain support across all Blue Origin facilities.

As part of a diverse and hardworking team of experts, you will be responsible for working closely with engineering teams to support all manufacturing efforts and execution of processes related to building various launch vehicle components and sub-assemblies. A core responsibility of this role is providing engineering support and technical ownership of manufacturing processes throughout our factory.

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

Special Mentions

• Relocation provided
• Travel maybe needed up to 5% of the time
• Shifts available: Weekend Shift
  • Friday- Sunday (6:00 AM- 6:30 PM)
    

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Own and generate detailed manufacturing processes and work instruction in support of cleaning and testing aerospace hardware.
• Provide Manufacturing Engineering support to weekend shift as a primary point of contact for all engineering.
• Provide timely revisions and improvements to work instructions to support production schedules.
• Create and refine work instructions and work orders for tubing and launch vehicle sub-assemblies.
• Resolve manufacturing discrepancies for all owned processes by interfacing with the design engineering, production and quality teams
• Support weekend shift production manufacturing.
• Identify, plan, and execute capital equipment, machine, and layout upgrades to the meet volume production demand
• Find and eliminate process waste, streamline production processes and enable continuous improvement
• Design, develop and build/procure tooling for aid in the manufacture of launch vehicle subassemblies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Passion for our mission: Millions of people living and working in space
• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, manufacturing or aerospace engineering, other relevant fields with experience in a manufacturing environment accepted as well.
• 1+ years of experience as a manufacturing engineer, preferably supporting aerospace and launch vehicle or spacecraft manufacturing.
• Experience with a variety of manufacturing principles. (Cleaning and passivation, harness fabrication, non-destructive testing, machining, mixed model assembly, etc.)
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion
• Proven ability to work autonomously with sound engineering judgement
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Design for manufacturability and assembly
• Experience with mechanical assemblies and optimization of low rate manufacturing
• Knowledge of principles of chemistry, engineering, fluid dynamics, mechanics of materials and nondestructive testing techniques
• Experience with capacity modeling, process mapping and fault analysis
• Pareto analysis, root cause and corrective action experience
• Experience with CAD and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) experience

Compensation range for on site WA applicants is $69,840-$97,776

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 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.

Affirmative Action and Disability Accommodation

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